At the 2019 State of Independents Conference Dec. 5 in Indianapolis, two retailers using enterprising tech solutions will share how new digital capabilities are propelling their businesses forward. Presented by the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), the daylong State …
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6 Retail Takeaways From 2019 HIRI Insights Summit
At the 2019 HIRI Insights Summit, presented by the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), a range of industry analysts explored how shifting consumer trends, new retail technology and labor shortages are affecting the home improvement market. 1. Despite uncertainty, the …
Read More »Beauti-Tone Announces 2020 Color of the Year
Canadian paint manufacturer Beauti-Tone, a division of home Hardware Stores Ltd., has announced its 2020 color of the year: the golden “Honey I’m Home.” Selected by stylist Simon Chang and his team, the color adds depth to spaces. “This warm, …
Read More »More U.S. Workers Eligible for Overtime Pay
Under a new advisory from the Labor Department, 1.3 million U.S. workers are now eligible for overtime pay, NPR reports. Under current law, most workers making about $23,660 a year are eligible for overtime pay. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, the …
Read More »Retailers Prepare for True Value 2019 Fall Reunion
Thousands of retailers and vendors from across the world are preparing for True Value’s 2019 Fall Reunion in the company’s hometown of Chicago. The event begins Oct. 3 and runs until Oct. 6 at McCormick Place. Like other recent Reunions, …
Read More »10 Ways to Defeat Winter’s Wrath
No matter where you do business, Old Man Winter will soon be knocking on your door. Whether that means a few nights with lows in the 60s or dozens of feet of snow outside your business, learning how you can …
Read More »10 Tips for Worldwide Success
It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s thousands of globe-trotting retailers in action! March 1-4, 2020, thousands of retailers, manufacturers and home improvement channel partners will gather at the 2020 EISENWARENMESSE International Hardware Fair (IHF) in Cologne, Germany. For international attendees, …
Read More »10 Blasts From Hardware Retailing’s Past
Over more than a century, Hardware Retailing has adapted to the times to help independent retailers like you stay on the forefront of emerging industry trends and technology to find new paths to success. From profiles of enterprising young retailers …
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