Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org All story data were compiled from a survey of manufacturers and distributors conducted by the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA). Recently announced and proposed tariffs on raw …
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TJ Comstock Focuses on Tradition and Collaboration as Chairman
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Dan Tratensek Doing It Differently Driving north up U.S. Highway 93 into Eureka, Montana, it’s easy to understand why this area has been dubbed …
Read More »How Homeowners Use Social Media for Projects
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org Homeowners often turn to social media for inspiration and information for their house projects, so if your business is active on Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube, you’re marketing in the …
Read More »Retailer Uses Past to Attract New Business at Stanton Daily Grind
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Renee Changnon, rchangnon@nrha.org Brewing New Ideas Walking into Hepler’s Hardware, located in New Stanton, Pennsylvania, you’re bound to see customers browsing the store with a cup of coffee in hand. Owner Rob …
Read More »Working in the Family Business Is a Rite of Passage at Dyson Building Center
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Renee Changnon, rchangnon@nrha.org Hardware Heritage For the Dyson family, Dyson Building Center in Great Mills, Maryland, is more than a place of work—it’s a home full of memories. The operation began in …
Read More »Annual Executive Planning Conference Scheduled for November
Manufacturers will meet with Distribution America (DA) and PRO Group-affiliated distributors at the annual Executive Planning Conference (EPC) Nov. 14-16 at the JW Marriott in Tucson, Arizona. Developing new business relationships and strengthening existing partnerships is the focus of the event. …
Read More »Longtime Wallace Hardware Merchandising Pioneer Dies
Longtime Wallace Hardware employee Stanley Price recently died at the age of 91 in Morristown, Tennessee. He had worked for Wallace for 70 years. Price was born May 1, 1927, and died Aug. 18. He joined the U.S. Army in 1945 …
Read More »Orgill to Expand Texas Distribution Center
Orgill Inc. has announced that the company will be expanding its distribution center in Kilgore, Texas. The company will nearly double the size of the existing facility to nearly 1 million square feet. “We’re pleased to be in a position …
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