Despite the average price of a gallon of paint increasing by nearly $3 a gallon in the past year, overall paint satisfaction has held steady, according to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Paint Satisfaction StudySM. Additionally, the percentage of paint …
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PPG Expands GLIDDEN DIY Product Assortment For Independent Dealers
PPG announced an expansion of its paint assortment of GLIDDEN® paint by PPG products for independent dealer partners. The reimagined program strengthens the lineup of GLIDDEN DIY paint offerings to this key retail channel, highlighting PPG’s commitment to the dealer …
Read More »GLIDDEN Becomes Primary Paint Brand at Walmart
PPG announced that GLIDDEN® paint by PPG will become the primary paint brand at Walmart. The multiyear agreement significantly expands PPG’s current relationship with Walmart, providing shoppers with a well-recognized, high-quality and convenient DIY paint and stain assortment. “We’re incredibly …
Read More »3 Independent Home Improvement Companies Named to Most Trustworthy List
Newsweek, in collaboration with market research partner Statista, has released its second annual listing of the Most Trustworthy Companies in the U.S. The list covers 23 industries and includes 700 companies, ranked by evaluations from U.S. customers, employees and investors. This …
Read More »New Toolkit Offers Strategies for Employee Retention
Staffing shortages have been one of the biggest issues facing retailers over the past few years. Even if employers are able to find the right people to hire, it can be difficult to keep them, given the increasingly competitive nature …
Read More »TAL Holdings Promotes Executive Leaders
TAL Holdings, one of the fastest growing family-owned building material centers in the Pacific Northwest, announced the promotion of two key team members. Vernon Shallenberger has been promoted to the position of vice president of sales and operations and Dana …
Read More »True Value’s Jake Kalnitz Talks Acquisitions and Big Picture Goals
With True Value’s recent acquisition of Shur-Line and WordLock brands, Hardware Retailing spoke with True Value’s senior vice president of merchandising, inventory and pricing Jake Kalnitz to gain insight into how the acquisition fits into True Value’s overall product and …
Read More »Wallace Distribution Looks to the Future at the 2023 Spring Dealer Market
2022 was a year of celebration and reflection, as Wallace Distribution celebrated its milestone 100-year anniversary. This year, the organization has turned its eyes to the future and the next 100 years serving the distribution needs of its dealers. With …
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