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Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org Growth on the Horizon The home improvement sector is outstripping the growth of the overall retail industry—and independent retailers are finding creative and ambitious strategies to fight off …

Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Renee Changnon, rchangnon@nrha.org Hardware, Beer and Beats  When customers enter Harry’s Hardware & The Den in Cabot, Vermont, they might be greeted by the sounds of musicians jamming and friends enjoying …

Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Todd Taber, ttaber@nrha.org Challenging Assumptions As you look around your store, who are your customers? More than likely, your business caters to a diverse customer base—people from different backgrounds and …

Coming Feb. 6, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) will be delivering a new e-newsletter featuring the latest home improvement products and trends. Hot Products Hub, produced by Hardware Retailing magazine and sponsored by the National Hardware Show®, will …

In recent years, millennial consumers (shoppers born between 1981 and 1996) have been accused of “killing” industries that once thrived with support from different consumer generations. Speaking at the National Retail Federation’s NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show, Lowe’s president and …

Target and many other national retailers from an array of industries are now accepting Apple Pay at their locations, Apple announced in a press release. Apple Pay is an electronic method of payment that enables users to store credit card …

For 23 years and counting, the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Young Retailer of the Year program has cast a spotlight on the skills and successes of the industry’s young leaders. Nominations for the 2019 program are now being …

Lowe’s has finalized a deal to become the official home improvement retail sponsor of the National Football League (NFL), it announced in a press release. The contract runs for an unspecified number of years, and gives the big-box retailer the …