When a customer walks through the doors of your retail operation, do they make a beeline to the items on their list? Or do they browse the store and discover items they’d like or forgot to pick up last time they …
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Making Outdoor Spaces More Sustainable
Over the past several years, more and more sustainable products, such as LED lighting and solar elements, and practices are making their way into U.S. homes. Plus, adding sustainable living options into homes and lifestyles is becoming more affordable and mainstream. This …
Read More »Zika and Your Mosquito Control Category
Basic Mosquito Control Use this easy reference guide to refresh your employees’ knowledge about the many products that can help your customers control mosquitoes. Download the Mosquito Control Infographic and Trainer’s Notes here or visit www.nrha.org/FreeTraining to see the other training tools we offer. While …
Read More »Hot Niches in the Farm, Pet and Ranch Category
There’s a lot going on these days in the farm, pet and ranch category. Make sure you’re in on the action with the niches attracting the most attention. Whether it’s backyard farming or extravagant spending on pets, what used to …
Read More »Top Trends in Landscaping and Gardening
As the spring season is upon us and warmer weather is inching closer and closer, your customers are eager to get outside and enjoy their outdoor living space in a variety of ways. While planting flower gardens and getting the grill …
Read More »Dan Tratensek Presents: Everyday Products
Click here to view the video. Finding new products and building up your inventory can be a daunting task at times. To help you discover the latest and greatest innovations on the market, Hardware Retailing publisher Dan Tratensek is back …
Read More »Make Your Father’s Day With Gift Sales
Have you thought about how you will attract the interest and spending of customers shopping for Father’s Day gifts? In 2015, consumers spent $13 billion on gifts for dads, according to a National Retail Federation survey. That spending is significantly less than what shoppers …
Read More »Selling Outdoor Power Equipment in a Small Store
Retailers who sell the full range of outdoor power equipment typically have space for a showroom, a repair shop and warehouse for storing large equipment. Not every retailer has that luxury, however. So is it possible to still be successful …
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