Industry Events

Kicking off the 2025 Homecoming event, Home Hardware Stores Limited announced the recipients of the annual Proud of My Home Achievement Awards. The highest honor of the evening, the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award, was presented to …

It’s been less than a year since the biggest news the channel has seen in decades broke, when True Value filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October and Do it Best successfully closed on the purchase of True Value in …

At the Do it Best and True Value 2025 Fall Market, a record-breaking number of retailers, vendors and partners came together for the kickoff event on Friday afternoon, which highlighted the various branding and marketing strategies the companies will be …

On Friday, Do it Best and True Value retailers from around the country will converge in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the 2025 Fall Market. This October will mark one year since Do it Best announced its intentions to purchase True Value, …

It’ll be a “Wholesale Hardware Harvest” in October when House-Hasson hosts its Fall Dealer Market in Sevierville, Tennessee, bringing a harvest of deals to its members. And while the House-Hasson Fall Dealer Market is still two months out, House-Hasson president …

During the Fall 2025 Ace Convention, Hardware Retailing managing editor Lindsey Thompson explored the convention center floor at McCormick Place in Chicago, looking for new and exciting products. Here’s what she found: Stain Pad Original Cut-to-Size | Makrs Woodworking Tools …

As retailers walked the aisles of the market floor, sat in on educational sessions, met with vendors and service providers and attended the general session, a common theme running through the Fall 2025 Ace Convention was finding ways to differentiate …

Embodying leadership, grit and a passion for the independent channel, this year’s Young Retailer of the Year honorees prove that the future of the industry is in good hands.  The Young Retailer of the Year program, now in its 29th …