Mills County General Store and Ace Hardware is a mainstay in Goldthwaite, Texas, a town of about 1,800 people in the center of the state. Austin is the closest big city, just more than 100 miles south. Because it’s remote, …
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Displays Show off the Many Connections in Plumbing, Electrical
Who wouldn’t want X-ray vision? Beyond the Superman comparisons, home repairs and installations would be a snap. Imagine being able to see the inner workings commonly hidden behind drywall or brick throughout a home, showing the links between your electrical …
Read More »How Cross-Merchandising Leads to Add-on Sales
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org You may have heard it from real estate agents. What sells a house? Location, location, location. It’s not much different in your store. Where a product is …
Read More »3 Spring Cleaning Tasks to Keep Your Merchandising Fresh
It’s springtime, which means you’re likely seeing more foot traffic, and those feet may be dirty. Even though business is picking up the pace, you should still commit to regular spring cleaning maintenance. Having a clean store will help customers …
Read More »6 Tips for Spring Merchandising
As spring shopping starts to heat up, make sure you’re taking full advantage of the season with an effective merchandising strategy. While having the correct mix of products in the store is important, you still could miss sales if those …
Read More »Why Merchandising Matters
Maintaining your store’s merchandising is hard work. It requires constant attention to detail and usually a little creativity. From time to time in the pages of Hardware Retailing, we offer some of the best practices and tips for improving your …
Read More »8 Ways You Can Build World-Class Merchandising
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org Showtime for Endcaps Imagine for a moment that each of the various types of merchandising around your store have their own personalities. The regular runs of …
Read More »6 Questions to Ask About Your Merchandising
While we’ve all learned the best practices of merchandising at one time or another, it’s likely we let some of it slide when business gets busy. The start of a new year is a good time to reestablish those good …
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