As the 2024 Retail Management Certification Program came to a close last month, 17 hardware and home improvement professionals celebrated more than just the completion of a course—they marked a turning point in their careers. Over the past several months, …
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The Latest True Value and Do it Best News
Follow along with all the True Value and Do it Best news: Do it Best and True Value Leaders Outline the Future at 2025 Spring Market Do it Best and True Value Spring Market Kickoff Rallies Retailers True Value Brings …
Read More »Retailer Implements Cutting-Edge AI Technology to Improve Customer Service
With an aptitude for technology and a desire to continually improve efficiencies across his operation’s seven stores, Hassett Hardware president Eric Hassett has been exploring the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in the independent channel. Located in the …
Read More »Do it Best and True Value Leaders Outline the Future at 2025 Spring Market
From vendors to retailers, special guests to industry players, the floor of the Do it Best and True Value 2025 Spring Market was packed with nearly 11,000 attendees. Do it Best members and True Value retailers came together under the …
Read More »Do it Best and True Value Spring Market Kickoff Rallies Retailers
Promising retailers bigger, better and faster, the Do it Best and True Value 2025 Spring Market has commenced in Orlando. At the Market Kickoff event, Do it Best and True Value CEO Dan Starr welcomed Do it Best members and …
Read More »Independent Retailers Pick Their Favorites on the NHS Show Floor for Retailers’ Choice Awards
Celebrating its 59th year, the Retailers’ Choice Awards honored the best, most creative and most innovative products on the show floor at the National Hardware Show. Sponsored by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), the Retailers’ Choice Awards program …
Read More »NHS 2025 Celebrates the Industry, Independents
On the final day of the 2025 National Hardware Show (NHS), attendees left with new product discoveries and new and revitalized partnerships with retailers and vendors. NHS Awards Kathryn Emery, lifestyle expert and NHS correspondent, and Kevin O’Conner, host of …
Read More »Tailored Learning Opportunities Abound at Day 2 of NHS 2025
The show floor of the 2025 National Hardware Show (NHS) for Day 2 invited attendees to take advantage of opportunities to enhance their skills and grow their network through the NHS Conference. Tracks featured at the NHS Conference covered topics …
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