Merchandising

Customers who look for fencing and halters for horses at Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply in Carthage, Missouri, get a small reminder of life on the farm as they shop for those products. They walk through the entrance of …

In the July issue of Hardware Retailing magazine, retailers shared which impulse products work for their store and how they merchandise these products to make them more enticing to consumers. To read the full article click here. To get a …

To download a PDF of this story, click here. To download the Impulse Selling Guide, visit hardwareretailing.com/sell-impulse.  What Sells & How Do You Sell It? Whether it’s the pharmacy or the office supply store down the road, retailers use strategic merchandising when stocking their shelves …

Over the next couple days, consumers will be heading out in search of the perfect gift for a special someone—Dad. If your business hasn’t planned ahead, it’s not too late to let your customers know you have everything he could …

When customers walk into Palmer Lumber & Hardware in Palmer, Kansas, they’re stepping into a building that’s almost brand-new. But if they take a quick look around, they might notice a few old pieces in the store, such as the …

By Roger Bensinger Imagine two product displays for flowerpots in the garden section of a hardware store. When you walk up to the first one, your nose fills with the unpleasant scent of vinyl garden hoses hanging a few feet …

What started as a hobby has turned into a talking point at Bill Warren’s hardware store. Warren’s Village Hardware in Lewiston, New York, is home to a variety of old tools that include everything from a Civil War-era brace to …

To view a PDF version of this story, click here. To find links to videos showing how all of these technologies work visit to hardwareretailing.com/globalshop2015.  Technology has invaded nearly every aspect of consumers’ lives. Whether watching on-demand TV, browsing headlines on a …