As Orgill and its subsidiaries, Tyndale Advisors and Central Network Retail Group (CNRG), continue to grow and evolve, the human resources (HR) team is leading a major upgrade in HR technology, marking a new chapter in talent management and efficiency, …
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Wholesaler Central: Ace Hardware Recognizes Pinnacle and Platinum Retailers
Each year, Ace Hardware honors its Pinnacle and Platinum retailers, those who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to growth, service and community impact through the company’s long-term retail growth strategy known as Higher Ground. The strategy focuses on delivering quality, service …
Read More »Do it Best Announces Combined Spring Market With True Value in 2025
Planning for its largest spring market ever, Do it Best will bring together Do it Best and True Value on March 21-23 in Orlando, Florida, under the theme “Bigger. Stronger. Faster.” The event will build on the recent acquisition of …
Read More »A Calendar of Content: A Look Back at the Top Stories of 2024
From surprise OSHA safety inspections to picking the right KPIs to track to overcoming challenges to growth, the pages of Hardware Retailing covered a wide variety of operational topics to help retailers become better and more profitable in 2024. As …
Read More »Making It Count: 2024 Q3 Independent Retailer Index
Measuring how independent home improvement operations are performing throughout the year helps the entire channel understand how they compare to the industry at large and how to use that data to make incremental improvements to their operations. Since 2022, the …
Read More »Happy Birthday NHPA!
Your association will celebrate 125 years of service in 2025. The start of this coming new year means a little bit more to the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA). When the clock strikes midnight to usher in 2025, …
Read More »Order Up: Digest the Secret Sauce of Customer Service
As an entrepreneur, author and owner of two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Arthur Greeno lives and breathes customer service every day. With over three decades of experience in hospitality, Greeno has experienced the good, the bad and the ugly …
Read More »HDA’s Executive Planning Conference Shines a Spotlight on Vendor Partners
Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) executed its 20th Annual Executive Planning Conference (EPC) last week at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. Designed to shine a spotlight on new and existing vendor partners, the receptions, golf scramble, scheduled meetings and …
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