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Jack and Kent Hostetter have agreed to sell J.B. Hostetter & Sons in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, to The Aubuchon Co., the oldest and largest family-owned hardware store chain in America. Following the closing later this year, The Aubuchon Co. will …

Sales and marketing leaders from across the home improvement manufacturing landscape came together for the 52nd spring meeting of the Hardware Marketing Council (HMC) held May 30-June 1 at The Washington Duke Inn in Durham, North Carolina. HMC is made …

PPG reported first quarter financial results for 2023. They had record net sales of about $4.4 billion and organic sales grew more than 5% over 2022. The reported earnings per diluted share (EPS) was $1.11 and the adjusted EPS was …

The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has brought on a new board member, Joanne Lawrie, co-owner of Annapolis Home Hardware Building Centre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.  Lawrie has been in the hardware industry since 1988 when she …

The True Value 2022 Fall Reunion will take place Sept. 15-18 in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Convention Center, providing independent retailers with the chance to see new products and interact face-to-face with associates and vendors. Hardware Retailing spoke with …

Earlier this month, the community of Atchison, Kansas, came together to recognize the contributions the Blish-Mize Company and the Mize family have made to the area and honor them with the Cray-Seaberg Vision of Excellence Award. The award ceremony was …

The Aubuchon Company has added a new senior leadership position to keep up with rapid growth. The new chief people officer EVP position will be filled by Jillian Montmarquet on August 15. Montmarquet brings more than 15 years of organizational …

Store planning and layout can be a daunting task to develop a strategy for, but it is also instrumental to a successful operation. Hardware Retailing spoke with Gary Petz, vice president of Discovery Retail Group, about store planning and layout …