The Independent Garden Center (IGC) Show in Baltimore has been the spot this week to find new and innovative products for expanding and diversifying garden center inventories. The IGC Show also provided attendees with an outlook on incoming industry trends, and Hardware Retailing was out on the floor looking …
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The Independent Garden Center Show East (IGC East) kicked off Tuesday morning with a keynote question and answer session with Martha Stewart. The show is one of the largest gatherings of independent garden center owners, managers and buyers in the country and …
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Consumers are moving back to large metropolitan areas, and big-box retailers are scrambling to join them. Lowe’s is next in line, with two new stores planned for New York City. In less than two weeks, Lowe’s will open a store on the corner …
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Retailers in the August issue of Hardware Retailing note that an increasing number of homeowners are planting fruit and vegetable gardens. The retailers’ customers want to know where their food comes from and enjoy the satisfaction of eating the fruit …
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Do it Best Corp. has announced that current president and CEO Bob Taylor will retire effective Jan. 4, and Dan Starr, the co-op’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Taylor in the position. Taylor has spent more …
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Bicyclists traveling from California to Maine on a fundraising trip recently stopped in Indianapolis, where staff from the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) got to work alongside them to help improve a neighborhood. Check out a video of the …
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A Sears spinoff company is actively recruiting independent hardware stores and lumberyards to open Sears-branded space within their businesses for selling appliances and lawn and garden equipment. The company, Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, requires that each independent business dedicate at least …
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The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is sending association staff to speak at trade shows, visit with store owners in the U.S. and represent North American retailers to companies and industry organizations abroad. In August and September, for example, …
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