Do it Best Corp. president and CEO Dan Starr was on hand to present an Idaho retailer with a scholarship to the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program. Do it Best provided Andrew Brubaker from Pro X Home Center …
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New Resource: Shop-Local Halloween Signage
Your business’ local economic impact is significant, so remind your customers whenever you can that shopping at your store matters to your community. The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and Independent We Stand, two organizations that exist to support …
Read More »Now Available! 2016 Cost of Doing Business Study
Knowing how you measure up to industry financial averages is crucial to evaluating your business. To help you benchmark your business and plan for the future, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has once again compiled financial data from more …
Read More »Survey: Provide Feedback on Your Distributor
As your trade association, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) makes it a point to be the voice of independent retailers in the industry. NRHA is giving you a chance to provide feedback on your relationship with your distributor in an effort to …
Read More »NRHA Releases New Selling Skills Course
Customer service has long been one of the ways independent home improvement retailers differentiate themselves from their competitors. For many years now, retailers have turned to NRHA’s training courses to teach employees basic selling skills. Now, that course has an …
Read More »Are Small Business Regulations Killing You?
If you are overwhelmed by all of the regulations small businesses are facing these days and need some straightforward guidance on how to respond to the mandates aimed at your operation, then the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has some …
Read More »From Milkshakes to Pokémon, Cabirac Keeps Retail Fun
To learn more about James Cabirac’s vision for Kief Hardware, his thoughts on the industry and NRHA, click here to watch an extended interview. The Cool Cajun By Dan Tratensek, dant@nrha.org There’s something about James Cabirac’s impish grin that immediately lets …
Read More »Kief Hardware Keeps Things Interesting
Ever since buying his first store at age 23, James Cabirac hasn’t been afraid to try new things. Whether that means adding a milkshake machine to his salesfloor or hosting Pokemon Go parties, he makes sure to infuse fun into …
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