At the 2019 State of Independents Conference Dec. 5 in Indianapolis, industry analysts and retailers will take a look at how global changes are affecting their day-to-day retail reality on a local level. Registration to attend the one-day event held …
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HIRI Presenter Highlights Home Improvement Trends
At the 2019 HIRI Insights Summit, a two-day research conference in Chicago presented by the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), industry analysts and home improvement executives gathered to discuss the health of home improvement in the U.S. To start the …
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High Performance Retailing, a new quarterly data resource found in the pages of Hardware Retailing, introduces readers to the facts and figures that can safeguard their business’s future. Produced by the North American Retail Hardware Association and market research firm …
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Earlier this year, NRHA launched a new way for retailers to connect and discuss the latest retail headlines, share best practices and engage with other business owners from across the country—online forums. The NRHA Forum is free for all retailers …
Read More »United Hardware Names New CEO
Douglas Audette will be the new president and CEO of United Hardware Distributing Co., the company’s board of directors has announced. Audette will replace Steven Draeger, who announced his decision to retire in May after serving as president and CEO …
Read More »Higginbotham Brothers Names New Managers, Opens 39th Location
Texas-based home improvement chain Higginbotham Brothers recently celebrated its 39th location, which it acquired in June. To celebrate the reopening of the store under the Higginbotham Brothers banner, the team from the Mineola, Texas, location hosted a two-day event that …
Read More »In Conversation: True Value CEO Reflects on 2019 Fall Reunion
During the True Value 2019 Fall Reunion, president and CEO John Hartmann took time to speak to Hardware Retailing about how the company’s new supply chain upgrades, digital marketing programs and other new initiatives will empower the retailers who choose …
Read More »True Value Focuses on the Future at 2019 Fall Reunion
Thousands of independent home improvement retailers gathered in Chicago Oct. 3-6 to celebrate True Value’s 2019 Fall Reunion. For retailers and True Value leadership alike, it was a chance to share success stories, explore special buying opportunities and look ahead …
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