After a seismic year in home improvement retail, understanding how your performance compares to industry peers is more important than ever. The North American Hardware and Paint Association‘s 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study is now available. The study has …
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3 Reasons Why You Should Participate in the Cost of Doing Business Study
The deadline for the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA)’s 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study has been extended to July 15. The study is the only inclusive industry benchmarking study—giving you a complete analysis of how your business …
Read More »Participate in the 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study by June 30
Have you benchmarked your business? The deadline to participate in the 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study is Wednesday, June 30. For more than a century, NHPA has collected information from independent home improvement retailers for the study. Each year, …
Read More »Benchmark Your Business With the Cost of Doing Business Study
The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is now inviting hardware stores, home centers, lumberyards and paint and decorating retailers in the U.S. to participate in the 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study. For more than 100 years, NHPA …
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Do you know how your operation stacks up compared to typical and high-profit operators in the industry? The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is now inviting hardware stores, home centers, lumberyards and paint and decorating retailers to participate in …
Read More »Explore Resources to Improve Your Key Retail Metrics
In the April edition of Hardware Retailing, explore how keeping a sharp focus on the key retail metrics that define your business can help you streamline your operation. Now, get more resources to help you identify and improve your business’s …
Read More »Key Retail Metrics Unlock Strategies for Success
Behind every facet of your business are constantly shifting numbers that offer insight and opportunity for running a more goal-focused, successful operation. It’s not enough to identify these key retail metrics once. High-performance retailers are tracking these figures consistently, observing …
Read More »Trainer’s Corner: Focus on Financials
In this month’s issue of Hardware Retailing, the Market Measure report includes results from NHPA’s 2020 Cost of Doing Business Study, a valuable tool as you make plans for the coming year. By comparing numbers in this study against your …
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