With its Spring Dealer Market just weeks away, Orgill has announced several new strategic partnerships with industry-leading vendors to offer retailers even more comprehensive assortments and greater opportunities to drive profits in 2024. Orgill’s 2024 Spring Dealer Market will be …
Read More »
In the 2024 Market Measure Report, published by the North American Hardware and Paint Association, industry partners offered insights into 2023 operations and their goals for 2024. Read the insights from Shari Kalbach and Steve Synnott from Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) below and …
Read More »
As it works to improve efficiencies throughout its operation, Stine Lumber LLC has rolled out autonomous robots from Badger Technologies. Currently, Badger Technologies multipurpose autonomous robots are in four of the 12 Stine locations in Louisiana, with plans to roll …
Read More »
Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington is the assistant vice president for forecasting and analysis at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). She oversees the activities of the forecasting and analysis section of the economics group which includes housing market analysis, industry surveys, …
Read More »
In the 2024 Market Measure Report, published by the North American Hardware and Paint Association, industry partners offered insights into 2023 operations and their goals for 2024. Read the insights from True Value’s Chris Kempa below and download the complete report …
Read More »
After over four decades in the independent home improvement industry, including manning the helm for Wilco Co-op for the last four years, Sam Bugarsky retired at the end of 2023, replaced by John Bowersox. As he ended his tenure with …
Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which advances policies to force pharmacy benefit managers and hospitals to meet price transparency standards by a vote of 320 to 71. The National Federation of Independent Business …
Read More »
Retail holiday spending during the 2023 holiday season rose just over 3% year over year, according to data from Mastercard SpendingPulse. “This holiday season, the consumer showed up, spending in a deliberate manner,” says Michelle Meyer, chief economist at the …
Read More »
Hardware Retailing The Industry's Source for Insights and Information
