Rick Hoover’s family has been in the hardware business for more than 50 years, serving a small community of just over 1,200 people in northern Pennsylvania. As the clothing retail industry started shifting and malls were no longer traffic-drivers, Hoover …
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Exploring Membership: Your 2020 NRHA Member Guide
Each year brings new services, programs and partnerships from the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) to streamline your business and strengthen your team. Learn more about what membership means for your operation. Keeping track of each offering from your …
Read More »Make Training Part of Your 2020 Growth Strategy
What’s your training goal for the new year? The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) makes executing a plan easy, no matter how many team members you have or where there are opportunities in your operation for additional education. Here …
Read More »Outstanding Retailer Awards Presented at Hardlines Conference
Suppliers and retailers from across Canada gathered last night to honor the retail home improvement industry’s best hardware and building supply retailers. The occasion was the 2019 Outstanding Retailer Awards Gala Dinner, which marked the end of day one of …
Read More »Do it Best Forms Nonprofit Organization, The Do it Best Foundation
Do it Best Corp. has formed a nonprofit organization, The Do it Best Foundation. Do it Best Corp. and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana jointly announced a fundraising total of $223,938 as part of The Big DONation, a …
Read More »Indie Award Quarterfinalists Include 3 Hardware Stores
Two independent hardware stores are among the 25 quarterfinalists for the 2019 Indie Award, a contest from Independent We Stand that allows people to vote for their favorite small business to earn the title of Independent Small Business of the …
Read More »Do it Best Names New Members to Board of Directors
Diana Newton and David Sturdivant were formally elected to the Do it Best Corp. board of directors at its annual fall market Shareholders’ Meeting in Indianapolis. This will be both Newton and Sturdivant’s first term on the 12-person board, the …
Read More »Do it Best Celebrates New Products, Expands Paint Options at 2019 Fall Market
Around nearly every corner of the 2019 Do it Best Fall Market this weekend in Indianapolis, attendees could see New Vendor flags flying high above exhibitors’ booths. The flags are a symbol of the co-op’s commitment to continue providing new …
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