The World and Main Houston Fall Buying Market will be held July 28–30 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Along with discounts of as much as 75 percent, along with market buys and cash spiffs available only …
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Blish-Mize Marks 145th Year at Spring Buying Market
At its Spring Buying Market held this past weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center, in Overland Park, Kansas, Blish-Mize Company celebrated its 145th anniversary in business by providing market specials and educational and networking opportunities to more than 360 …
Read More »Do it Best Corp. Board Member McCoy Passes Away
A Do it Best Corp. board member has passed away. Richard “Dick” McCoy, 63, of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away on March 11 at the Cleveland Clinic after a yearlong battle with a respiratory illness. Dick was a well-known and highly …
Read More »House-Hasson Market Sees Increased Sales
A blizzard outside didn’t stop the heated sales inside at House-Hasson Hardware’s January dealer market, which was held Jan. 21-23 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. House-Hasson Company president Don Hasson says sales were up …
Read More »Do it Best Corp. Provides Scholarship for NRHA Training Program
Garrett Retz from Cardwell Do it Best Home Center in Indianapolis is attending the Spring 2016 class of the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program, thanks to a $6,250 scholarship sponsored by Do it Best Corp. …
Read More »HDW Reports Record Opening-Day Attendance at Market
Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. (HDW) CEO and president Kenneth R. Beauvais reported record opening-day attendance at the distributor’s spring market. HDW hosted the show Jan. 29-31 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The market’s attendance was boosted this year with …
Read More »Canada’s Home Hardware: ‘We’re Not for Sale’
Last week, news broke that Lowe’s came to an agreement to buy Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor RONA Inc. Regardless of that change in ownership, Canadian shoppers can expect one familiar home improvement company to stay Canadian, and that …
Read More »Lowe’s Buying Canada’s RONA Inc.
Lowe’s today announced an agreement to buy Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor RONA Inc. in a $2.3 billion deal, dramatically enlarging the U.S. company’s presence in Canada. “The transaction is expected to accelerate Lowe’s growth strategy by significantly expanding …
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