Get to know each of the three keynote speakers for the 2024 Independent Home Improvement Conference. Leading Through Change: Q&A With Conference Keynote Al Comeaux Service Through Culture: Meet IHI Conference Keynote Arthur Greeno

Before you can plan or implement your goals for growth, the entire operation needs to be in the right mindset. Dan Tratensek, COO and publisher for the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), shares six ways you can get …

As independent home improvement retailers strive to grow their operations, one of the biggest obstacles they face is financing their goals and finding the assets needed to take their operations to the next level.  Hardware Retailing spoke with Brian Misenheimer, …

While the independent channel has seen some major changes, what hasn’t changed is retailers sharing good advice. Digging into the archives back to 2007, the first year for the Top Guns awards, we pulled some sage wisdom from past honorees on …

This fall, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) will launch a new educational program, which will guide retailers through managing cash flow to support growth and success. The classes will be led by Kim Peffley, NHPA’s director of …

For Orgill’s finance department, the last 10 years have been a journey of calculated risks, strategic foresight and commitment to fiscal excellence. Spearheaded by Orgill’s chief financial officer Eric Divelbiss, alongside senior vice president of accounting Jodi Fontana and vice …

The independent paint industry is in Glen Morosohk’s DNA. His grandfather, David Morosohk, started as a painter in the 1920s and opened his own paint store. Norman Morosohk, Glen’s father, joined that paint store business in 1945 after returning from WWII …

Developed for owners and managers in the home improvement industry, the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s Retailer Management Certification Program focuses on helping students learn skills to grow store sales and profits in today’s changing retail landscape. As NHPA’s premier …