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At spoga+gafa, the world’s largest outdoor living product show, visitors can browse products from more than 2,000 vendors representing 61 countries. From tried and true outdoor living products to emerging product trends, spoga+gafa is an international destination for the latest …

Low unemployment, solid existing home sales and growth in product sales in 2018 are among the reasons the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) projects continued sales increases for products in the U.S. home improvement industry.  The consumer market for home …

When you find exciting products to enrich your inventory, you set your business on a path to higher sales and customer satisfaction.  With summer heating up, many independent retailers are capitalizing on gardening and outdoor living products. Learn how spoga+gafa, …

Culture isn’t an easy thing to tackle in any business, but it’s crucial to every aspect of your organization, from daily operations and task management to communication and staffing. The first step in improving culture is establishing core values. That’s where …

For more than 100 years, independent retailers have relied on the Cost of Doing Business Study to help them strategize for long-term success.  As the industry’s leading financial benchmarking tool, the Cost of Doing Business Study provides a wealth of …

Pointy, an NRHA business services partner, can help you strengthen your online presence with each and every sale you make. By connecting to your barcode scanner and POS system, Pointy technology captures each item you sell or scan so it …

Running a home improvement operation requires a lot of time and energy. Not only are you seeking the best new products and finding ways to provide next-level customer service, you also need to stay on top of a range of …

The Home Depot has announced first-quarter 2019 sales of $26.4 billion, for a 5.7 percent sales increase above the same period in 2018, the company reports. Home Depot says comparable store sales in the U.S. for the quarter were up …