Paint manufacturer PPG has announced its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2020 financial results, noting net sales of $3.8 billion in the final quarter of the year, up about two percent from the same period in 2019. PPG says selling prices …
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What Past Honorees Say the Young Retailer of the Year Award Means to Them
This annual award program recognizes outstanding retailers age 35 or younger for their career accomplishments, community involvement and ongoing education within the industry. Honorees are selected from three categories: stores with less than $2 million in sales, stores with more …
Read More »Member Insurance Changes Name to American Hardware & Lumber Insurance
Member Insurance Agency, the largest provider of insurance to co-op and independent hardware stores in the U.S., has announced it will begin operating under a new name: American Hardware & Lumber Insurance Agency, Inc., effective Feb. 8, 2021. This rebranding …
Read More »Ace International Replaces Retiring Company President
Ace Hardware Corp. announced Jan. 25 that Ace International is replacing its retiring president and general manager in April. Jay Heubner, current president and general manager of Ace Hardware’s international subsidiary, will retire March 1 after 38 years with the …
Read More »HIRI Data Highlights Popular Home Improvements
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has revealed new insights into what’s motivating customers’ home care and maintenance spending. The 2020 HIRI Product Purchase Track Survey is now available to HIRI members. The information sheds light on home improvement product …
Read More »Groupe BMR CEO to Leave Position in February
Canadian wholesaler Groupe BMR has confirmed to Hardlines that CEO Pascal Houle will leave his position in February to become head of operations with BMR’s parent company Sollio Group Coopératif (formerly known as La Coop fédérée). Hardlines reports Houle will …
Read More »Miller Paint Announces 2021 Color of the Year
Miller Paint has selected “Simple Serenity 0614” as its 2021 Color of the Year. The paint manufacturer says Simple Serenity is a healing, cool blue grounded in optimism for the coming year. “It goes without saying that 2020 was a …
Read More »Consumer Electronics Show Highlights New Retail Possibilities
At the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show® (CES), the ways technology will impact the future of retail were on full display. Featuring presentations from global retail brands, tech entrepreneurs and industry analysts, CES 2021 was a look into the future of …
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