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Are your employees unsure where to go with questions? Does your team need a boost in product knowledge and selling skills? If your answer is yes, then it’s time to assess your employee training program. With an NRHA Training Membership, …

Ace Hardware Corp. has hired Kirk Armstrong as a new executive to work on the co-op’s distribution and supply chain team. He is taking on the role of vice president of distribution and supply chain innovation and will be reporting …

Earlier this year, NRHA launched a new way for retailers to connect and discuss the latest retail headlines, share best practices and engage with other business owners from across the country—online forums. The NRHA Forum is free for all retailers …

When’s the last time you surveyed your peers to discover the areas where they are finding success and what areas they’re predicting for growth in 2020? You probably haven’t done that recently, but the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) …

Douglas Audette will be the new president and CEO of United Hardware Distributing Co., the company’s board of directors has announced. Audette will replace Steven Draeger, who announced his decision to retire in May after serving as president and CEO …

Texas-based home improvement chain Higginbotham Brothers recently celebrated its 39th location, which it acquired in June. To celebrate the reopening of the store under the Higginbotham Brothers banner, the team from the Mineola, Texas, location hosted a two-day event  that …

During the True Value 2019 Fall Reunion, president and CEO John Hartmann took time to speak to Hardware Retailing about how the company’s new supply chain upgrades, digital marketing programs and other new initiatives will empower the retailers who choose …

Thousands of independent home improvement retailers gathered in Chicago Oct. 3-6 to celebrate True Value’s 2019 Fall Reunion. For retailers and True Value leadership alike, it was a chance to share success stories, explore special buying opportunities and look ahead …