Home builder confidence increased in June, hitting its highest point since September, according to survey data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “Builders are reporting more serious and committed buyers at their job sites and this is reflected in …
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Ace Hardware Corporation is planning an expansion for a New York supply center that serves nearly 500 stores in nine states. The multimillion dollar project will add 400,000 square feet of new warehouse space over the next two years. Ace is expanding its supply center, …
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The PGA Tour and Ace Hardware recently announced a new, multiyear marketing agreement that designates Ace as the “Official Hardware Store of the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.” “We are extremely pleased to announce this new relationship with Ace, one of …
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On June 8, Scott Wright, Executive Director of NRHA’s Retail Leadership Institute, visited Aubuchon Hardware’s Westminster, Massachusetts, headquarters to make a $5,000 donation to The Moran Fund, a newly created fund named after the company’s former president and CEO Marcus Moran …
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United Hardware held its June Buying Market this past weekend in Minneapolis, where retailers browsed new items, shopped for promotional deals and learned about new programs. Hardware Retailing had the opportunity to sit down with United Hardware president and CEO …
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Online retailers provide convenience and ample product options to consumers, yet they lack one thing – an in-person experience. More and more online-only stores are recognizing the advantages brick-and-mortar businesses have, and are beginning to open flagship stores of their …
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Millennials are still shopping at brick-and-mortar stores, including Home Depot, despite their increasingly online lives, according to recent research from Nuestar Inc. About 48 percent of the millennials studied recently shopped at Home Depot, and 64 percent had shopped at Target within …
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The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is always looking for opportunities to meet independent home improvement retailers. On May 28, NRHA Director of Retail Outreach Tom Marcum visited two stores to connect with owners and learn more about their businesses. Marcum’s first …
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