As you create and revise SOPs in your own operation, walk through the examples of PaulB Hardware’s SOPs below—including videos, documents and checklists—to guide your strategies. Read more about how the managers at PaulB Hardware made SOPs a priority to …
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Celebrate the best of the best in the independent industry at the 2025 Independent Home Improvement Conference, where we will recognize honorees of three of the industry’s biggest awards: The Beacon Awards, the Young Retailer of the Year Awards and …
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Independents Celebration Raises a Glass to the Channel There’s Even More to Learn at the 2025 IHI Conference Partner Events 2025 IHI Conference Exhibitors Offer Solutions to Industry’s Biggest Challenges 10 Reasons to Attend the 2025 IHI Conference Glean Practical …
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The Independent Home Improvement Conference (IHI Conference) is the premier event designed exclusively for independent hardware and home improvement retailers. This event brings together industry leaders, retailers and channel partners for two days of education, networking and business growth opportunities. …
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Honoring a family legacy of military service, John Azaltovic served in the U.S. Navy from 1995 to 2004 on a submarine as a culinary specialist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, who served in the Navy as a …
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During the first quarter of 2025, big-box home improvement retailers Lowe’s, Home Depot and Tractor Supply Company saw year-over-year increases in net sales but declines in net earnings. See the round-up and side-by-side comparisons below and read the full stories …
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Stine Home + Yard celebrated the grand re-opening ribbon cutting of its newly remodeled location in Crowley, Louisiana. Originally established in 1997, the store has undergone an extensive remodel to enhance the shopping experience to meet the needs of contractors …
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