Under $2 Million in Annual Sales B&B Hardware, Milan, Illinois Vice President/Co-owner RJ started working in the family’s hardware store when he was 15, and he never left. Now, as the fourth generation to step into ownership, he’s been taking …
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Over $2 Million in Annual Sales Crest True Value Hardware and Urban Garden Center, Brooklyn, New York Owner A strong commitment to community and a tireless creative spirit run deep at Crest True Value Hardware and Urban Garden Center. Owner …
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Multiple Stores Buchheit, House Springs, Missouri Store Manager When Jarrod Haines joined Buchheit in 2012, it didn’t take long for him to become one of the company’s rising stars. Jarrod already had a solid foundation in the retail hardware industry. …
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Over $2 Million in Sales Round Top Merchantile, Round Top, Texas Co-Owner Jackie may have only been looking for a little extra cash when she took a part-time job at Round Top Mercantile. But today, 17 years later, it’s evident …
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While the retail industry has been facing plenty of road blocks, especially in clothing and department stores, the home improvement industry continues to show strength. The Home Depot’s first quarter 2017 financial results highlight growth and topped analysts’ expectations, according to CNBC. Today, Home …
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Mark Spanswick, the new president and general manager of Ace Wholesale Holdings, spoke with Hardware Retailing about his nearly three-decade career with Grainger Industrial Supply and his current work of combining Ace Hardware’s wholesale business acquisitions into one growing company. Grainger is a publicly traded, business-to-business supplier. Spanswick …
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Sears’ top executive, Edward Lampert, told the Chicago Tribune that public perception is putting his company at a disadvantage when recovering from the financial challenges that have plagued it. “Clearly we have our challenges,” Lampert says in the Chicago Tribune article. “Every time people use the …
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A debit card swipe fee regulation that has saved business owners more than $40 billion over the past five years may be in danger of being repealed through a recently proposed bill, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). What is the …
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