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The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) recently named eight home improvement retailers as 2016 Young Retailer of the Year honorees. The recognition program, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, identifies and honors the next generation of aspiring independent home improvement …

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Young Retailer of the Year awards program. To celebrate, we’re checking in with a few past winners to see what they’ve been up to, both personally …

A Do it Best Corp. board member has passed away. Richard “Dick” McCoy, 63, of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away on March 11 at the Cleveland Clinic after a yearlong battle with a respiratory illness. Dick was a well-known and highly …

After a wonderful second night’s sleep at the Colcord Hotel, The Great American Route 66 Road Trip crew was ready to kick off day two of the journey. We all piled in to our awesome Ram ProMaster City, which was …

Last summer, I road tripped with Independent We Stand to visit local retailers along a route from Detroit to Boston, helping celebrate and spread awareness of small businesses of all kinds, including hardware and home improvement stores. This week, I headed out again with three …

The U.S. economy continues to improve, and home improvement product sales are up — factors that should only bode well for home improvement retailers. Total home improvement product sales increased in 2015, and are expected to grow even more in 2016 and …

In 1956, at age 18, Roger Tucker had a conversation that changed his life. Another high school student, Wayne Page, suggested that Roger get a job working for his father at the local hardware store. Roger, now age 78, got …

This week, Independent We Stand is road tripping to spread awareness about independent businesses across the country and the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is going along for the ride. The Great American Route 66 Road Trip kicks off March 14 in Oklahoma City. …