Celebrate the best of the best in the independent industry at the 2025 Independent Home Improvement Conference, where we will recognize honorees of three of the industry’s biggest awards: The Beacon Awards, the Young Retailer of the Year Awards and …
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Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 IHI Conference
Honoring Excellence at the 2025 IHI Conference Luxury and Learning Await at the 2025 IHI Conference Celebrating Remarkable Leadership: Meet the 2025 NHPA Top Guns Award Honorees Business Meets Luxury at the 2025 IHI Conference Creating Magic: Former Disney Exec …
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The Independent Home Improvement Conference (IHI Conference) is the premier event designed exclusively for independent hardware and home improvement retailers. This event brings together industry leaders, retailers and channel partners for two days of education, networking and business growth opportunities. …
Read More »A Legacy of Service: John Azaltovic Follows in Family’s Military Footsteps
Honoring a family legacy of military service, John Azaltovic served in the U.S. Navy from 1995 to 2004 on a submarine as a culinary specialist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, who served in the Navy as a …
Read More »Q1 2025 Financials Round-Up
During the first quarter of 2025, big-box home improvement retailers Lowe’s, Home Depot and Tractor Supply Company saw year-over-year increases in net sales but declines in net earnings. See the round-up and side-by-side comparisons below and read the full stories …
Read More »Stine Celebrates Newly Remodeled Crowley Location
Stine Home + Yard celebrated the grand re-opening ribbon cutting of its newly remodeled location in Crowley, Louisiana. Originally established in 1997, the store has undergone an extensive remodel to enhance the shopping experience to meet the needs of contractors …
Read More »Orgill Executives Provide Insights on Navigating Market Volatility
Headline after headline warns of the impending impact of global economic shifts, tariffs and other supply chain challenges on retailers. To better understand the realities of what’s happening in the hardlines supply chain and how retailers can best prepare for …
Read More »Marianne Thompson to Lead Strategic Integration of Do it Best and True Value
Do it Best Group announces the appointment of Marianne Thompson as its new executive vice president of transformation and integration, a new role created to lead the next phase of integration for True Value and United Hardware into the Do …
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