At its recent market, Handy Hardware announced Craig Cowart will succeed Doug Miller as President of Handy Hardware on October 1. Miller joined Handy after a long and distinguished career at Jensen Distribution Services and provided the leadership and business …
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Handy Hardware Market Focuses on Buying Power
Handy Hardware concluded its Fall Market at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio this weekend. The market, which ran August 21-23 focused around the company’s proposition of “Profit Plus.” Prior to Market Handy announced that more 400 dealers had qualified …
Read More »Blish-Mize Celebrates Employee Achievement
Employee longevity is a rarity these days, but at Blish-Mize, the company is celebrating just that. Lynn Banks, Gerald Banks, and Galen Banks have each worked in the Blish-Mize distribution center in Atchison, Kan., for more than 40 years. The …
Read More »Orgill Features More than 800,000 Square Feet at its Fall Dealer Market
Orgill, Inc. just wrapped up its Fall Dealer Market which ran from Aug. 14-16 at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center. The event spanned 865,000 square feet—making it the largest show floor in Orgill’s history. In addition to its typical market-only …
Read More »HDW Announces Territory Expansion at 2014 Fall Market
Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. CEO and President Kenneth R. Beauvais announced recently that HDW will be expanding their wholesale services into the Florida panhandle beginning Sept. 1 of this year. “In addition to our recent expansion into Northwest Texas, we …
Read More »Emery-Waterhouse Hires Vice President of Sales
Emery-Waterhouse announced the new hire of Charles Chibante as Vice President of Sales, effective August 1. Chibante comes to Emery-Waterhouse bringing more than 20 years of experience in retail, operations, marketing and leadership. This includes 13 years with Wal-Mart in various …
Read More »Retail Sales, House-Hasson Market Attendance Up
House-Hasson Hardware leaders say its summer 2014 market was the best-attended market in the company’s 105-year history, with a corresponding increase in sales. A House-Hasson market typically attracts up to 2,000 people. Don Hasson, president of House-Hasson Hardware, says a …
Read More »QEP Names CDC Distributors, Inc. as Newest Flooring Distributor
QEP announced the appointment of CDC Distributors, Inc. as the company’s newest flooring distributor. CDC will be representing the full line of Harris Wood-branded engineered and Harris cork flooring products throughout their distribution footprint (Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, West …
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