The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) has launched its Shop Indie Local holiday campaign, which highlights the importance of choosing locally owned and independent businesses. As part of the campaign, 60 business alliances and networks across North America will use …
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True Value Ranks No. 1 in National Customer Service Poll
Hardline wholesaler True Value has topped Newsweek’s 2020 list of America’s Best Customer Service Brands in the “Home Improvement Stores” category. “True Value retailers are winning where it matters most: with customers,” says John Hartmann, president and CEO of True …
Read More »Military Veterans: Serving, Then and Now
Hardware Retailing is honoring veterans who put lessons they learned in the military to work serving customers in the independent home improvement industry. Veteran retailers and employees, including those featured here, are being honored in a Veteran’s Day photo tribute …
Read More »NRHA Road Trip Highlights Northeast Retailers
Exploring new places, seeing how locals interact with one another, trying new cuisines—there are many reasons people love to travel. Now imagine taking that love of travel and a passion for telling the stories of independent home improvement retailers and …
Read More »Maine Retailer Empowers Team to Find Their Voice
In 2010, Kevin Hancock had a lot on his mind. As the chairman, president and CEO of Hancock Lumber, a seventh-generation family business that employs over 500 people, he was focused on navigating the operation through the recession. On top …
Read More »Indie Award Quarterfinalists Include 3 Hardware Stores
Two independent hardware stores are among the 25 quarterfinalists for the 2019 Indie Award, a contest from Independent We Stand that allows people to vote for their favorite small business to earn the title of Independent Small Business of the …
Read More »Walmart, Target Have Diverging Plans for Retail Robots
Walmart and Target are both using artificial intelligence to streamline their operations, but how each company is making use of retail robots underscores the possibilities and pitfalls of in-store robotic technology, an article from CNN reveals. Walmart is investing heavily …
Read More »Do it Best Names New Members to Board of Directors
Diana Newton and David Sturdivant were formally elected to the Do it Best Corp. board of directors at its annual fall market Shareholders’ Meeting in Indianapolis. This will be both Newton and Sturdivant’s first term on the 12-person board, the …
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