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House-Hasson Hardware’s 2013 fall product show is scheduled to take place Oct. 17-19 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., an event which will bring up to 2,000 visitors to the city, according to the distributor. House-Hasson Hardware President …

When you get a request for help, don’t hang up the phone just because you don’t think the organization is big enough to be relevant to you. While you can’t help everyone, it’s important to be slow to say no …

This week, Handy Hardware welcomed retailers and manufacturers to its first buying market since Littlejohn & Co., a Connecticut-based investment firm, acquired the Texas-based distributor out of bankruptcy. The Fall Buying Market is taking place in San Antonio and runs …

Canadian home-improvement retailer Rona Inc. reported a drop in same-store sales for the second quarter due to “relatively difficult market conditions” and several store closures, according to the company. The retailer’s same-store sales were down 1.0 percent, due to a …

Ace Hardware reported total revenues of $1.2 billion for the second quarter, up 9.7 percent from the same period last year, which the co-op attributes to sales increases “in virtually every department” at both the wholesale and retail levels. Same-store …

Stock Building Supply closed its previously announced underwritten initial public offering of 7 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $14 per share. The company sold 4,411,765 shares and certain selling stockholders sold 2,588,235 …

July retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted from June, but declined in home-based categories, including building materials and furniture stores, according to the National Retail Federation. July retail sales, released today by the …

Westlake Ace Hardware has plans to open its 86th location in West Plains, Mo. It will be the chain’s second store incorporating a new store design and layout. The store will feature construction materials and a design approach intended to …