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 Shari Kalbach and Steve Synnott from Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) below and …
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2024 Market Measure: NAHB Economist Offers Expert Insights
Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington is the assistant vice president for forecasting and analysis at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). She oversees the activities of the forecasting and analysis section of the economics group which includes housing market analysis, industry surveys, …
Read More »Industry Insights: True Value
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 …
Read More »6 Data Points Sharing What Employees Look for in a Job
Attracting willing and engaged employees is still a top priority —and for some, a concern—coming into the new year. In the 2023 edition of the Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report, nearly 5,500 U.S. adults gave their perspectives on their priorities …
Read More »TAL Building Centers Names New CFO
TAL Building Centers, a fast-growing, family-owned operation in the Pacific Northwest, has named Susan Hoshida as its new chief financial officer. Hoshida, who brings over 24 years of experience to the role, served most recently as TAL’s corporate controller. She …
Read More »Key Resources to Develop Your 2024 Employee Engagement Plan
According to research from Gallup, only about one-third of workers are engaged in their workplace. Throughout this year in Hardware Retailing, both in print and online, and through a variety of resources and programs from the North American Hardware and …
Read More »Paying It Forward: Creating Opportunity for the Next Generation
In 2015, Corinne Courtney left her corporate job in New York City to pursue her dream of building a hardware store from a woman’s perspective. When she was researching the independent home improvement industry, Courtney came across Scott Wright and …
Read More »Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow: Celebrating RMCP
Identifying needs in the industry and offering comprehensive solutions is at the core of the mission of the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA). One area where that mission is most recognizable is in the education the association offers …
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