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For the 10th consecutive year, Home Hardware is pleased to be recognized with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation, retaining its Platinum Club status. This award recognizes best-in-class Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $50 million that demonstrate …

When you need an effective technology solution, sometimes the answer is to build it yourself. As Jeremy Peterson was opening the second location of Family Hardware in Florida, he hit a snag with the company’s existing POS company. He discovered that …

Harvey Gerstman Associates (HGA), a leading manufacturers representative agency in the construction, industrial, safety and retail markets, has promoted Charlie Gerstman, a principal of the company, to the role of president. Previously serving as vice president of sales, Gerstman will …

Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) hosted a Distribution Center Workshop at the Blish-Mize distribution center in Atchison, Kansas. The workshop was organized to provide HDA Member Distributors with an opportunity to learn and share efficient distribution center practices and included a …

The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Young Retailer of the Year award. These dynamic individuals were selected from a field of inspiring independent home improvement retailers under the age of 35 …

TAL Holdings, one of the fastest growing family-owned building material centers in the Pacific Northwest, announced its agreement in principle to acquire Ennis Lumber Company and Beaverhead Home Center, a two-store chain in western Montana. “We are thrilled to have …

Bliffert Lumber & Hardware has merged in Chase Lumber and its three locations in Sun Prairie, DeForest and McFarland, Wisconsin. “Joining forces with Bliffert and combining nearly two and a half centuries of serving the building industry in Wisconsin is a …

In 2019, Michelle and Gary Meny, owners of Meny’s True Value, purchased a third location in Ferdinand, Indiana, which was the catalyst to bring all three locations under one umbrella. Prior to opening the new location, the first two did …