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  • Lowe's partners with Affirm

    Lowe’s Partners with Affirm to Offer Flexible Payment Options for Customers

  • Koelnmesse

    Koelnmesse Italy and Collins Unite to Create Single International Hardware Event

  • CIL new logo

    Canadian Industries Limited Reveals New Logo and Mission, Marking a Strategic Return to Canadian Roots

Industry News

QXO Kodiak Acquisition

QXO Lays Out Growth Plan After $2.25 Billion Kodiak Acquisition

February 17, 2026

Lowe's partners with Affirm

Lowe’s Partners with Affirm to Offer Flexible Payment Options for Customers

February 17, 2026

Koelnmesse

Koelnmesse Italy and Collins Unite to Create Single International Hardware Event

February 17, 2026

CIL new logo

Canadian Industries Limited Reveals New Logo and Mission, Marking a Strategic Return to Canadian Roots

February 17, 2026

Lowe's layoffs

Lowe’s Cuts 600 Corporate and Support Jobs

February 17, 2026

Retailer Levels Up In-Aisle Customer Service With FastQuery

February 17, 2026

Do it Best and True Value Report Q2 Results

February 16, 2026

inflation January 2025

Inflation Eases in January

February 13, 2026

multifamily housing

Multifamily Housing Confidence Dips in Q4 2025

February 13, 2026

Do it Best Distribution Center

Do it Best Implements Distribution Center Optimization Plan

February 13, 2026

QXO Acquisition

Channel Insights on the QXO Acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners

February 13, 2026

Straight line metal buildings general manager

Straight Line Metal Buildings Appoints New General Manager

February 12, 2026

Products

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Checkouts

  • Damariscotta Hardware round up fundraiser

    Maine Hardware Store Raises Funds for Multiple Nonprofits With Round-Up Campaign

    January 16, 2026

    Damariscotta Hardware in Damariscotta, Maine, hosted a two-week register round-up campaign to support the work …

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  • A&M Home Center christmas display

    Virginia Hardware Store Wins First Prize in Christmas Storefront Decorating Competition

    January 5, 2026

  • Carr Hardware christmas trees

    Carr Hardware Gives Free Christmas Trees to Community

    December 29, 2025

Operations

  • Retailer Levels Up In-Aisle Customer Service With FastQuery

    February 17, 2026

    Combining AI chat, task management and operations analytics—tied directly to a retailers POS inventory—FastQuery is an …

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  • Implement Tech

    Operation Modernize: How Retailers Plan to Implement Tech in Their Operations in 2026

    February 1, 2026

  • market prep

    Market Warm-Up: Retailers Share Their Go-To-Market Strategies

    February 1, 2026

  • Margin Protectors

    Best Buys: Best Buys Turn Your Spring Market Buys Into Margin Protectors

    February 1, 2026

  • Lawn and Garden

    Outdoor Done Right: Utilize Spring Markets to Enhance Your Outdoor Living Department

    February 1, 2026

Association

A Measure of Success: Independent Retailer Index

November 30, 2025

Right Turn: Kane Wilbanks Turns to Military to Map Out His Future

October 31, 2025

Helmets to Home Improvement

From Service to Sawdust: A Veteran’s Blueprint for Home Improvement Success

October 31, 2025

RMCP 2025

2025 RMCP Graduates Gain Practical Takeaways, Leadership Lessons

October 19, 2025

Heath Warren Maintains a Love for Serving

October 8, 2025

Staying on Par: Highlights From the 2025 Cost of Doing Business Study

September 30, 2025

Brothers in Service: John and Michael Wallace Proudly Serve Their Country and Channel

September 30, 2025

Independent Retailer Index: Sales Stay Relatively Flat in Q2

August 31, 2025

Ty Sordelet Helmets to Home Improvement

Submarines to Supply Chains: Ty Sordelet’s Transition From the Navy to the Independent Channel

August 25, 2025

2025 Young Retailer of the Year Honorees Sound Off

August 14, 2025

The Next Step: Andy Horton Transitions From a 20-Year Military Career to a Hardware Vocation

August 5, 2025

RetailWise

NHPA Introduces High-Impact, Low-Effort AI Training Sessions Through RetailWise

August 2, 2025

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