At the kickoff of the 2019 NRHA STIHL Foundations of Leadership Conference, STIHL announced a donation of 110 battery-powered lawn mowers to The Fuller Center for Housing. Roger Phelps, corporate communications manager of STIHL, delivered the donation on behalf of …
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Show Off Your Niche Using the Whole Department
Fun in the sun and on the water is a part of life for residents and visitors in Titusville, Florida, and the local hardware store offers extensive niche categories to meet their needs. At Titusville Ace Hardware, customers can see …
Read More »NRHA Presence at Lawn and Garden Event Highlights Retail Opportunity
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) recently co-located two events at the 2019 Independent Garden Center (IGC) Show, which was also home to the Independent Home Improvement Show, presented by the National Hardware Show®. The combined event was an …
Read More »IGC Show Features Opportunities for Product Research, Networking
The 2019 Independent Garden Center Show (IGC Show) landed in McCormick Place in Chicago this week, which was a new venue for the event. To coincide with the new location, the IGC Show featured additional programming from the North American …
Read More »5 Operations Tips From the 2019 NRHA STIHL Foundations of Leadership Conference
The 2019 NRHA STIHL Foundations of Leadership Conference took place on the show floor of the 2019 Independent Garden Center Show at McCormick Place in Chicago. The site was also home to the first annual Independent Home Improvement Show, presented …
Read More »Signage Leads Customers to Buy
Clear signage can be the difference between a lost, frustrated customer and a sale. So what better way to suggest a pest control product than to put a lifelike pest right under foot? Customers in the pest control aisle at …
Read More »Retailers Talk Lawn and Garden Trends at NRHA IGC Event
The 2019 Independent Garden Center Show (IGC Show) landed in Chicago yesterday, and this year, there was even more activity on the show floor. Three additional events were co-located at this year’s IGC Show, including two from the North American …
Read More »Animal Lovers Make Good Customers
Lochard Do it Center is for the dogs—and cats. The business, based in Sidney, Ohio, holds several events to benefit the Shelby County Animal Rescue Foundation (SCARF) throughout the year. “We invited SCARF to host adoption events at our store,” …
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