The fourth annual Home Improvement eRetailer Summit will be held Nov. 6-8 at the Hotel Monaco Chicago. Event founder Sonya Ruff Jarvis shares some of the highlights of the event and what attendees can expect to gain from the 2019 …
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3 Reasons to Develop a Digital Marketing Strategy
Lynn Switanowski, founder and president of Creative Business Consulting Group, has spent her career helping independent businesses in many industries grow sales and increase profits while appealing to a changing consumer market. Hardware Retailing talked to Switanowski about why retailers …
Read More »Amazon Prime Day Sets Records, Retail Trends
Amazon Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual shopping event, set new records for the company, leading to more sales than Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday events combined. Amazon says that worldwide, Prime members purchased more than 175 million items …
Read More »Ace Hardware Begins E-Commerce Delivery Service
Ace Hardware is introducing a new “buy online, deliver from store” program for Ace locations across the country, according to a press release. The company says the new delivery option is an important component of its enhanced e-commerce offering. “There …
Read More »New Study Highlights Brick-and-Mortar, E-Commerce Connection
As e-commerce continues to grow in popularity among customers, a new study from the National Retail Federation and research firm Forrester shows that retailers are finding new ways to meet customer needs both online and offline. The State of Retailing …
Read More »Taking a Closer Look at Amazon’s Retail Strategy
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org New Age of Pricing Adjusting prices according to supply and demand is basic economic theory, but now it’s happening faster than ever. Search for an airline ticket …
Read More »Orgill, Unilog Announce New E-Commerce Offering
Orgill Inc. customers who have yet to establish a strong e-commerce presence can now easily get in the game, thanks to a new offering with Unilog. The two companies will be collaborating on a new promotional e-commerce program, which enables Orgill customers …
Read More »Reimagine Retail Winner Matt Woods Explores Tech Opportunities
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Todd Taber, ttaber@nrha.org Virtual Vision Matt Woods, president and CEO of family business Woods Hardware, says his favorite part of being an independent retailer is being able to decide what’s best for …
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