Sharing insights and best practices on retaining top talent, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) will be facilitating the education for the Retail Best Practices Conference at the True Value Spring Reunion in Chicago on March 16 from …
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3 Ways to Utilize Apple Business Connect
Released in January 2023, Apple Business Connect is a free tool that gives businesses the ability to customize their location place cards with images, information and promotions. These customizations can then be seen by more than a billion Apple users …
Read More »See How Big-Box Retailers Performed in 2022
Several home improvement and other big-box retailers shared financials from 2022. See how each performed last year. The Home Depot Sales for fiscal 2022 for The Home Depot were $157.4 billion, an increase of $6.2 billion, or 4.1%, from fiscal …
Read More »Ace Hardware Shares Q4 and Full-Year 2022 Financials
Ace Hardware Corporation reported record Q4 2022 revenues of $2.2 billion, an increase of $124.5 million or 6% from the fourth quarter of 2021. Net loss was $4.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of $13.9 million …
Read More »Wallpaper That Stands the Test
Wallpaper has come back into vogue in the last few years, and along with a new line of patterns, designs and colors that provide a modern look, wallcoverings are also more durable. Bring these brands into your store to give …
Read More »Selecting the Best: 2023 Retailers’ Choice Awards at NHS
Now in its 57th year, the Retailers’ Choice Awards honors innovative and cutting-edge products from the National Hardware Show (NHS). The awards are hosted by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) and selected by a panel of independently …
Read More »NHPA Welcomes New Board Member
The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has brought on a new board member, Joanne Lawrie, co-owner of Annapolis Home Hardware Building Centre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Lawrie has been in the hardware industry since 1988 when she …
Read More »NHS 2023 Day 3: The Show Wraps Up a Busy Week
Wrapping up a full three days of product discovery, education and networking, the National Hardware Show (NHS) said goodbye to attendees on Thursday. During the course of the high-energy Show, attendees walked the floor discovering new products, met with new …
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