Manufacturer Palram Americas is working with a distributor of specialty building products to sell non-wooden trim boards that can be painted, cut and used instead of wood. The Palight Trimboard planks are made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and are durable, without wood’s susceptibility to rot and damage …
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Ace Hardware Sponsors Pro Golfer Hunter Mahan
One co-op will be hitting the links on the PGA Tour this season. Ace Hardware Corp. announced a multi-year sponsorship with PGA Tour star Hunter Mahan. The sponsorship marks the first time the company has sponsored an active professional athlete and secures Ace as …
Read More »Positive Atmosphere, New Areas Highlighted at United Hardware Buying Market
Despite the cold weather in Minneapolis this past weekend, United Hardware retailers were thinking about the warmer weather as they worked the market floor at the United Hardware Spring & Summer Buying Market, held Jan. 9-11 at the Minneapolis Convention …
Read More »Consumer Confidence Up in December
Consumer confidence increased in December, rising nearly 14 percent from December 2013, according to recent research. The Surveys of Consumers from data providers Thomson Reuters and the Institute for Social Research shows that consumer confidence in the national economy was higher in December …
Read More »Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2015
For home fashion, expect 2015 to bring in natural and subtle colors and textures integrated with a modern ambiance. That’s according to home improvement and real estate information company Zillow Digs, which recently recommended five home design trends to keep an eye out for in …
Read More »Hutterer, 90, Still Fixes Windows for Puhl’s True Value
A 90-year-old worker at a True Value store in Wisconsin is still on the job. Al Hutterer has been a part of the team at Puhl’s True Value for more than 30 years, and he’s still at it. He took a job …
Read More »EPA’s WaterSense Program Leads to Savings for Consumers
When customers are in the market to upgrade household plumbing products, many of them hope to reduce their water bills long term. As more products are made with water conservation in mind, retailers can lead inquiring customers to products that …
Read More »Where the Water is Flowing: New Trends in Plumbing Technology
To download a PDF of this full story click here and visit hardwareretailing.com/plumbing-selling-guide to download the Plumbing Selling Guide and full-page water fact sheet. When you think about all of the categories within a home improvement store where technology has had an impact, plumbing may …
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