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To download a PDF of this story click here and to download the Housewares Selling Guide visit hardwareretailing.com/housewares-localgoods.  By Sara Logel, slogel@nrha.org and Renee Changnon, rchangnon@nrha.org For many home improvement retailers, the housewares department is a great place to showcase new and exciting products, bring color …

Touchless faucets and automatic flush toilets are present in many restaurants, rest stops and malls across the country. The products are also making their way into homes as manufacturers create models that look trendy in kitchens and bathrooms. A panel …

When customers are in the market to upgrade household plumbing products, many of them hope to reduce their water bills long term. As more products are made with water conservation in mind, retailers can lead inquiring customers to products that …

To download a PDF of this full story click here and visit hardwareretailing.com/plumbing-selling-guide to download the Plumbing Selling Guide and full-page water fact sheet. When you think about all of the categories within a home improvement store where technology has had an impact, plumbing may …

This month, Hardware Retailing magazine took a look at technology in the plumbing category. To read the full plumbing story click here. To help you further explore the topic, we have included extra information in our Web-only Category Selling Guide that will be produced …

With 2014 coming to a close, upcoming trends for 2015 are being showcased. Paint companies are picking their 2015 color of the year, predicting which color will make its way into homes across America. Benjamin Moore picked Guilford Green, a …

New trends in smart lighting requires that either the wiring and infrastructure or the bulbs themselves are able to be connected to the web. Philips hue, LIFX and INSTEON bulbs all take this latter approach, but buying new smart bulbs …

The basic design of a can of paint hasn’t changed much since its invention in 1868. But Alec Machin, a designer from the U.K. may change that. A large part of his design centers around creating smaller containers, with goal …