A blizzard outside didn’t stop the heated sales inside at House-Hasson Hardware’s January dealer market, which was held Jan. 21-23 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. House-Hasson Company president Don Hasson says sales were up …
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Increasing Interest in Making Home Security Smart
Use of smart home products is constantly increasing, but what products are consumers buying and which ones do they prefer most? An online survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Lowe’s indicates that security cameras are the No. 1 …
Read More »Retailers Help Ahead of the Big Snow
Predictions of heavy snowfall in January sent customers scrambling to buy supplies from their local home improvement stores to prepare for ice, snow and potential power outages. The expectation of nearly 30 inches of snow brought customers to Twins Ace …
Read More »Sales Continue to Rise for Home Depot and Lowe’s
Last week, big box retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s both announced their fourth-quarter revenues with sales growth that suggests consumers are increasingly spending money on home improvement purchases. Read the following articles for more details on the companies’ financial performance: Home Depot’s …
Read More »Retailers Find an Array of Ideas, New Products at Orgill Spring Show
Retailers had an array of opportunities – from connecting with other store owners to ordering pallets of products at special prices and examining merchandising trends – at the Orgill, Inc. 2016 Spring Dealer Market. They flocked to a show floor featuring …
Read More »Industry Provides $76,000 for Retail Management Certification Program
Industry manufacturers and distributors are collectively providing more than $76,000 in scholarship funds to pay part of the cost for 13 retailers to attend the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program this spring. A panel comprised of members of NRHA’s Retail Leadership …
Read More »Fab Labs: Workspaces for the Creative DIYer
Here is a way to promote DIY projects that you may want to investigate: Fab Labs. The concept is part of a movement to provide everyday people, often in lower-income areas of the U.S., with access to laboratories for tinkering …
Read More »Existing-Home Sales Increase in January
In January, existing-home sales increased to the highest annual rate in six months, and subpar supply levels propelled price growth to the fastest increase since last April, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The West was the only …
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