For the 10th consecutive year, Home Hardware Stores Ltd. has been recognized with the Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation, retaining its Platinum Club status, which means it has maintained its Best Managed status for 7 years or more. This award …
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Minwax’s 2022 Color of the Year: Gentle Olive
Minwax’s 2022 Color of the Year mirrors many other hues for this year. Gentle Olive is a wood finish water-based color stain that features green hues rooted in nature and brings a happy, meditative mood to any space. “Gentle Olive …
Read More »Waters Hardware Acquires Nuts & Bolts Chain
Waters Hardware recently closed on the purchase of the seven-store Nuts & Bolts hardware store chain serving Missouri and Kansas. The original Waters Hardware, which also had seven locations, was an acquisition of the Gerken family, who founded Gerken Rent-All …
Read More »Ace Hardware to Offer Cash Back on Apple Card
Ace Hardware has announced that it has taken steps to strengthen its omnichannel shopping experience. Ace Hardware customers can now get unlimited three percent Daily Cash when they use Apple Card with Apple Pay for purchases in the Ace Hardware …
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In 2010, Dave and Candy Gutierrez, owners of Placerville True Value, were looking to expand their one-store operation to fit their succession plan for their twin sons. Around that time, the owner of Airhill General Hardware in Penn Valley, California, …
Read More »Your Consulting Questions Answered: A Q&A With NHPA’s Kim Peffley
Hardware Retailing spoke with Kim Peffley, the director of organizational development and consulting for the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), about her industry experience, consultant offerings and leadership insight. Hardware Retailing (HR): What is your background and experience …
Read More »BeautiTone Reveals 2022 Exterior Color of the Year
BeautiTone, the No. 1 Canadian-made and Canadian-owned retail paint brand, has announced its first-ever Exterior Color of the Year, Ebony. The luxe 2022 color is a rich black with a subtle, spirited undertone of indigo that breathes life into older …
Read More »Home Hardware Ranks 40th in National Reputation Study
Home Hardware Stores Ltd., Canada’s largest dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture home improvement retailer, has been named one of Canada’s most reputable companies in Leger’s 25th annual Reputation study, where the company ranked 40th. “Home Hardware is honored …
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