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Industry vendors will have an opportunity to introduce their products to Ace Hardware at the co-op’s open buying day event May 1. At the event, merchants from Ace Hardware will meet one-on-one with prospective vendors at the Doubletree Hotel in Oak …

The Independent Garden Center Show (IGC Show) and the National Hardware Show announced they have entered into an agreement that introduces the “Taste of National Hardware Show” at IGC East this summer. “Taste of National Hardware Show” is a dedicated exhibit …

The search is on for the next group of honorees for the Outstanding Retailer Awards (ORAs) program hosted by HARDLINES. The awards celebrate the achievements of retailers in the hardware and home improvement industry in Canada. All Canadian home improvement retailers and …

This June, manufacturers and PRO Group-affiliated retailers will gather at the annual Group Merchandising Conference (GMC) in Atlanta. Over the course of the three-day conference, vendors will have the opportunity to demonstrate and display products to distributor buyers in suites with private, …

2015 will be the first year that millennials outnumber baby boomers, and that change requires retailers to examine how they engage younger consumers. Pat Murphy of FunMobility, Inc., and other speakers will discuss interacting with and marketing to multiple generations as part of the North American Retail …

Spring had sprung last weekend at the Blish-Mize Spring Buying Market, which was held March 20-21 in Overland Park, Kansas. Outside, the weather was warm, and inside the Overland Park Convention Center, the atmosphere was positive as retailers shopped for …

Ace Hardware’s leaders had positive financial news to share at the co-op’s spring convention this week, but emphasized the importance of relationships and service to keeping retailers’ businesses successful. Retail profit dollars increased by 5 percent and total retail sales …

National buying and marketing group Reliable Distributors kicked off its 2015 Management and Marketing Conference on Thursday, March 12, in Orlando, Florida. Two new members, The Islander Group from Mililani, Hawaii, and Allcon Products/Hennix Group from Anaheim, California, were introduced …