Handy Hardware has a Tennessee flavor that’s a little bit of MoonPie, museum and typical hardware put together. The Franklin, Tennessee, store is located south of Nashville near a downtown business district that features boutiques, restaurants and high-end chain stores. …
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A Year After Orlando Shooting, Hardware Store Continues Community Support
On the anniversary of the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting that unfolded just blocks from their store, the owner and employees of Toole’s Ace Hardware on South Orange Street in Orlando, Florida, banded together to support their community’s memorial event. On …
Read More »Ace Hardware Names New Board Member
Ace Hardware Corp. has named Karen May as a new member of the cooperative’s board of directors. May is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Mondelēz International Inc., which was formerly Kraft Foods Inc. She has served in a …
Read More »Iowa Retailer Dies at 103, Leaves Hardware Legacy
For decades, customers who shopped at Whannel Hardware in Traer, Iowa, knew they could find helpful home improvement advice, a smile and a laugh from the store’s longtime owner, LeRoy Whannel. Even at the age of 103, the business was …
Read More »Small Business Owners Optimistic About Business Health
Small business owners across the U.S. have an optimistic outlook concerning their operations’ health, when considering plans to hire, their revenue expectations and plans to invest back into the business, according to a new report. The findings come from MetLife …
Read More »SBA Chief Is ‘Optimistic About Small Business’
Linda McMahon, new administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), believes entrepreneurship is making a comeback and the SBA can help. “I’m so optimistic about small business in America. I wouldn’t have taken this job if I wasn’t,” McMahon …
Read More »True Value Reports Small Q1 Declines
This week, True Value Co. reported a decrease in both revenue and gross billings, citing unfavorable weather patterns that led to a decline in retail traffic for the first quarter. The co-op posted gross billings of $502 million through the …
Read More »New Products, Services Rolled Out at Do it Best Spring Market
Do it Best Corp. is prepared to offer its retailers any product or service they need. This was evident at the co-op’s spring market, which was held last weekend at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The event featured new …
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