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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Home Hardware Earns Distinction of Canada’s Most Trusted Home Retailer
For the second year in a row, Home Hardware Stores Limited received the honor of Canada’s Most Trusted Home Retailer in the 2022 Gustavson Brand Trust Index (GBTI). The company placed first in the Home, Office and Garden Retailers category …
Read More »4 Home Improvement Companies Make RIS Top 100 Retailers List
For the fifth year, RIS has partnered with wRatings to put together its list of Top 100 Retailers. In 2022, four home improvement retailers made the cut, including the Home Depot, which took the fifth spot. The ratings show what …
Read More »PaintCare Recycling Program Expands to New York
PaintCare, which runs paint stewardship programs in states with paint stewardship laws, has expanded into New York. Along with New York, the program operates in California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. …
Read More »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 »4 Equipment Dealer Organizations Agree to Merge as NAEDA
In a move that has been several years in the making, four farm, industrial and power equipment associations have voted to merge into one organization. The four merging associations include the Western Equipment Dealers Association, the Midwest-SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Association, …
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 »HR Professionals Lack Resources to Implement Workplace Mental Health Programs
According to the Mental Health in America: A 2022 Workplace Report from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 94 percent of human resource professionals believe that employers offering mental health resources can improve the overall health of its employees. …
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