As your customers start preparing for gardening season, share this easy-to-build flower press so they can preserve and enjoy the bounties of their gardens. The press is built from items you already carry in the store and the size and …
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Take a Tour of Jared’s Ace Hardware
Take a walk through Jared’s Ace Hardware and Crossroads Outdoors, the stores owned by Jake Smith, the new chairman of the board for the North American Hardware and Paint Association. Click here to read the story about Jake and his …
Read More »SHRM Shares Workplace Trends for 2022
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released its State of the Workplace Study, which evaluates how organizations handled key workplace challenges last year and looks at the workplace trends for 2022. The study surveyed human resource professionals and other …
Read More »January Retail Sales Soar Despite Omicron, Inflation
Even in light of the COVID-19 omicron variant, inflation and continuing supply chain and labor issues, retail sales jumped in January, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall retail sales in January were up 3.8 percent seasonally adjusted …
Read More »Paint and Coatings Market to See Major Growth
According to ReportLinker, a market research solution, the paint and coatings market is expected to grow by $2.55 billion during 2022-2026. The organization released its “Paint and Coatings Market in MEA 2022-2026” report, which provides a holistic analysis, market size …
Read More »NHPA Road Trip Roundups
Click the stories below to read about previous retailer visits from the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA). Follow NHPA on Instagram and Facebook to follow along with the upcoming Renee on the Road visits. Highlighting Independent Retailers Along …
Read More »NHPA Kicks Off Renee on the Road in Florida
This week, staff members with the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) are heading out on a new adventure, road tripping through Florida to visit independent home improvement retailers. The trip to Florida—which will take the team through Orlando …
Read More »Do it Best Partners With Epicor to Improve Omnichannel Customer Journey
Do it Best announced that Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, is the company’s point-of-sale (POS) vendor of choice for member-owners to improve omnichannel customer journeys. The new partnership is part of the co-op’s strategic …
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