Take this 10-minute survey concerning your store’s performance in 2016 and your future plans. You’ll be entered in a drawing for a $100 gift card! We ask that you share this information about your business to help NRHA gather information concerning the state …
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Retailers Find Focus at True Value Fall Reunion
Retailers recently gathered to find new products, gain business inspiration and network with their peers at the True Value Fall Reunion. The buying show, which the co-op hosted in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, ran Sept. 15-18. The event featured speakers, new retail …
Read More »Survey: Provide Feedback on Your Distributor
As your trade association, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) makes it a point to be the voice of independent retailers in the industry. NRHA is giving you a chance to provide feedback on your relationship with your distributor in an effort to …
Read More »How Could You Make Your Main Street Better?
This year, downtown Lynden in Washington state was the grand prize winner of a contest that celebrates American downtowns. In 2017, your city could be next. Watch for news from Independent We Stand, an organization that exists to support locally owned businesses, about the second-annual America’s Main …
Read More »What Do Consumers Like About Your Store?
Do you ever wonder what makes your store a customer favorite? Well, according to research from The Farnsworth Group, an Indianapolis-based market research company, consumers who list independent home improvement outlets as their favorite stores say customer service endears them to …
Read More »NRHA to Host First Women’s Leadership Roundtable
Providing forums to share your voice, develop a network of peers and learn valuable skills and new ideas to make your business thrive—that’s what the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is all about. And that’s exactly what the association …
Read More »Independent Hardware Retailers Set Sights on Expansion
This year, nearly 85 precent of all independent home improvement retailers say they plan on adding new products to their stores and a full 66 percent say they plan to add or expand entire categories as ways to grow topline sales and …
Read More »First Quarter 2016 Economic Indicators
Consumer confidence was relatively strong in 2015, but it took a downward turn toward the end of last year that has carried into 2016. This resulted in a decrease of more than 5 percent in the consumer confidence index in …
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