Craftsman products will be available in Lowe’s stores and on the retailer’s website in the second half of 2018, the big-box home improvement retailer reports. “With the introduction of Craftsman, customers will have access to some of the highest quality, innovative …
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House-Hasson to Meet Retailer Requests at Market
Retailer requests, environmental concerns, sports and the upcoming holiday season all influenced new products at House-Hasson Hardware’s fall dealer market, which will be held Oct. 26-28 at the Sevierville Event Center in Sevierville, Tennessee. “Our markets are based on one goal: dealer profitability,” says Don Hasson, …
Read More »Longtime NRHA Editor Ellen Hackney Dies at 79
Ellen E. Hackney, former editor and director of communications for the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), died Oct. 7 in her hometown of Indianapolis. She was 79. After receiving her degree from Indiana University, Hackney joined NRHA, which at the …
Read More »Menards Founder Is Wealthiest Person in Wisconsin
Menards founder John Menard Jr. is the wealthiest person in the state of Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal. The newspaper reports that Menard’s net worth is $9.9 billion according to Forbes’ list of the 400 richest people in America. Eau Claire, Wisconsin, …
Read More »Wallace Hardware Celebrates ‘American Pride’ at Fall Market
Wallace Hardware Inc., the wholesale distributor based in Morristown, Tennessee, celebrated 95 years of serving independent retailers at its recent fall market, held Oct. 11-13 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. To celebrate its long history and its commitment to American retailers, …
Read More »Do it Best Fall Market Focuses on LBM, Connectedness
The 2017 Do it Best Fall Market kicked off Friday, Oct. 13 in Indianapolis with a refreshed focus on lumber and building materials and a program to help retailers be successful in the expanding smart home market. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based co-op …
Read More »Cottin’s Hardware Uses Scarecrows for Community Fundraiser
Cottin’s Hardware & Rental in Lawrence, Kansas, starts the fall season off each year with a scarecrow building contest to raise money for local schools. Several years ago, a customer approached store owner Linda Cottin with the idea. “Our customer …
Read More »Lowe’s, Home Depot Open Warehouses in Hurricane-Affected Houston
Big-box home improvement retailers Lowe’s and The Home Depot each recently opened warehouses in the Houston area to help meet demand for building materials following Hurricane Harvey, reports the Houston Chronicle. According to the newspaper, Lowe’s signed a lease on a 244,000-square-foot …
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