In the 2024 Market Measure Report, published by the North American Hardware and Paint Association, industry partners offered insights into 2023 operations and their goals for 2024. Read the insights from True Value’s Chris Kempa below and download the complete report …
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After over four decades in the independent home improvement industry, including manning the helm for Wilco Co-op for the last four years, Sam Bugarsky retired at the end of 2023, replaced by John Bowersox. As he ended his tenure with …
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Since joining the independent hardware industry over a decade ago, Chance Parish has been making note of the funny comments that come out of customers’ mouths. Parish, who is the manager for the Ackerman, Mississippi, location of Nabors Home Center, has …
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A tradition that started just two years ago has set another record. Brownsboro Hardware & Paint, which has two locations in Louisville, Kentucky, started supporting the Wreaths Across America program in 2021. In 2023, over 8,700 wreaths were placed on …
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Sullivan Hardware & Garden, with three locations in Indianapolis, Indiana, provided a little extra holiday love and support to its neighbors and local small business owners. One of the operation’s stores is located in Broad Ripple Village, a laid-back, eclectic …
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A necessity many take for granted, trash service isn’t always readily available. That was the case for residents of Brown County in Indiana, so Bear Hardware, located in Nashville, Indiana, in the heart of the county, stepped in to provide …
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The Central Indiana Ace Hardware Group (CIA) partnered with Riley Children’s Foundation to co-host the Ace Christmas Tree Farm for Riley Children’s Hospital Patients over the 2023 holiday season. Children could choose a 4-foot artificial Christmas tree, which they decorated with …
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During the 2023 holiday season, Home Hardware hosted a fun holiday contest—the Santa Street Challenge. During the contest, customers were encouraged to decorate their yards with oversized Christmas figures and bring their neighbors in on the fun. On the contest …
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