At Kimps Ace Hardware in Green Bay, Wisconsin, employees receive some extra love and recognition thanks to employee spotlights on the store’s Facebook page. Social media coordinator Maddy Bowker says she came up with the idea to do the employee …
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Employee Advancement Is the Core of Retailer’s Growth Strategy
Continuing the legacy started in 1906, Walter and Patricia Toole purchased Bray Hardware in Winter Garden, Florida, in 1983. After changing wholesalers, the Tooles opened a second location in Clermont, Florida, in 1990, and from there, expanded to 13 stores …
Read More »3 Actions You Can Take to Improve Employee Engagement
In the most recent Gallup survey about employee engagement, respondents report a decline in access to training, less connection to their organization’s mission and infrequent praise in the workplace. Since 2020, the amount of workers who say they know what’s …
Read More »Nowco Hardware Opens New Home Decor and Lifestyle Space
With both their customers and employees in mind, Nowco Home Hardware dealer-owners Deanna and Tyler Nowochin embarked on a store remodeling project that added a new shopping destination for customers and office space for employees. Named The Loft, the new …
Read More »Sunshine Ace Hardware Honors Associates With Core Value Awards
Sunshine Ace Hardware and Crowder Bros. Ace Hardware honored 19 associates with Core Value Awards, a companywide recognition program celebrating employees whose leadership and actions exemplify guiding principles at the family-owned business. Rob Brehm, a lead B2B account executive, received …
Read More »Home Hardware Named One of Canada’s Best Employers for Fourth Year
Home Hardware Stores Ltd. was recently named to Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers for the fourth year in a row. Presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the award is based on independent employee surveys who provided feedback on their …
Read More »Key Resources to Develop Your 2024 Employee Engagement Plan
According to research from Gallup, only about one-third of workers are engaged in their workplace. Throughout this year in Hardware Retailing, both in print and online, and through a variety of resources and programs from the North American Hardware and …
Read More »Living Local: Operation Enjoys a Reciprocal Relationship With Its Community
Four years and one challenging start later, True Value of Rock Hill in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has found its groove as a business and a member of the community. Owner Jay Simpson opened the store in February 2020 with …
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