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Continuing its beneficial partnership with the National Hardware Show (NHS), the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is excited to bring back engaging programming to the 2025 event. The National Hardware Show (NHS) will take place March 18-20, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall.
NHPA’s Foundations of Merchandising Management Live! will bring key members of the industry together and is designed to train retail team members in advanced product sourcing, merchandising and acquisition strategies. Designed to help both new and experienced retail personnel responsible for managing store merchandising functions, students will benefit from expert-led course sessions, breakout workshop sessions, networking opportunities and ROI-driven assignments to take back to their stores.
New for 2025, the NHPA Helmets to Home Improvement Veterans program will honor the sacrifices military veterans in the independent home improvement channel have made with their military service and contributions to our industry. NHS is the program’s official founding sponsor and venue partner. Featuring honorees from each branch of the military, NHPA will also highlight honorees from the wholesale, manufacturing and service segments of the industry. NHPA will host a media event to promote the program at NHS 2025 with veterans, sponsors and industry supporters in attendance. In November 2025, NHPA will select several industry veterans to honor with our Helmets to Home Improvement Awards. In March 2026, NHPA will host an honoree reception on-site at NHS where we will honor the Helmet to Home Improvement award winners and celebrate their achievements alongside industry peers.
Known across the industry, the NHPA Retailers’ Choice Awards highlights products on the NHS show floor that stand out for innovation, creativity and the potential to be best-sellers in independent home improvement retail stores. A panel of independent retailers browses the NHS show floor looking for products they thought would perform well in their operations. The Retailers’ Choice Awards program has been an NHS attendee favorite since the program started in 1966 and will be celebrating its 59th year in 2025.
See the full schedule of events here.
