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  • Lowe's partnership with RELEX

    Lowe’s Expands Partnership with RELEX and Accenture

  • Home Depot new stores

    Home Depot Announces 12 New U.S. Store Openings in 2026

  • VEVOR flagship store

    VEVOR Opens First U.S. Flagship Retail Store in Houston

Industry News

PPG color of the year

Pittsburgh Paints Co. Announces Warm Mahogany as 2026 Color of the Year

March 19, 2026

Behr 2026 color of the year

Behr Names Hidden Gem as 2026 Color of the Year

March 19, 2026

valspar color of the year

Valspar Names Warm Eucalyptus as 2026 Color of the Year

March 19, 2026

Lowe's partnership with RELEX

Lowe’s Expands Partnership with RELEX and Accenture

March 19, 2026

Home Depot new stores

Home Depot Announces 12 New U.S. Store Openings in 2026

March 19, 2026

VEVOR flagship store

VEVOR Opens First U.S. Flagship Retail Store in Houston

March 19, 2026

BeautiTone 2026 exterior color of the year

BeautiTone Names ‘Bark’ as 2026 Exterior Color of the Year

March 19, 2026

Orgill exec team

Orgill Exec Team Sets Sights on Growth, Innovation

March 19, 2026

2026 retail sales forecast

NRF Forecasts 4.4% Retail Sales Growth in 2026

March 18, 2026

Building Material Price

Building Material Price Growth Remain Above 3%

March 18, 2026

lumber imports

Lumber Imports and Employment Drop in Q3 2025

March 18, 2026

Walmart rapid remodel

Walmart Trials Shortened Remodel Process to Minimize Disruption

March 18, 2026

Products

  • Hot Products
  • Fastenal TerraCycle partnership
  • Do it Best and True Value product picks
  • reliance worldwide corporation distribution center
  • Work gloves
  • Hot Products
  • ECI appointment
  • Benjamin Obdyke new sales associate
  • Trex CEO transition

Checkouts

  • M&D Supply Ace Hardware partners with DAV

    M&D Supply Ace Hardware Partners With DAV for Round-Up Campaign

    March 4, 2026

    Texas-based hardware store, M&D Supply Ace Hardware, has announced a new partnership with Disabled American …

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  • Damariscotta Hardware round up fundraiser

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

    January 16, 2026

  • A&M Home Center christmas display

    Virginia Hardware Store Wins First Prize in Christmas Storefront Decorating Competition

    January 5, 2026

Operations

  • Faster, Better, Stronger: Growth Awaits at the Newly Imagined National Hardware Show

    March 1, 2026

    Providing the space to source smarter and scale faster, NHS Concept to Commerce is the …

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  • Digital Twin

    In Real Life: Align Your Operation’s Digital and Brick-and-Mortar Presence

    March 1, 2026

  • From Military to Management: U.S. Army Veteran Finds Meaning in Leading the Independent Channel

    March 1, 2026

  • Fastener Success

    Tight Connections: A Retailer’s Key to Success in the Fastener Category

    March 1, 2026

  • Growing Together: New NHPA Board Chair Builds the Future on a Foundation of Relationships

    March 1, 2026

Association

Industry Impact: Take Your Business to the Next Level at the 2026 Independent Home Improvement Conference

March 4, 2026

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

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