Students attending the Fall 2014 class of NRHA’s Retail Management Certification Program met at NRHA headquarters and Butler University last week for the second of three visits they will make to Indianapolis during the course of the program. In addition …
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NRHA and American Standard Brands Facilitate Large Product Donations
With support from the NRHA, the Fuller Center for Housing was the recent recipient of a generous donation of plumbing fixtures from American Standard Brands, a global building products company with headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey. The iconic plumbing products …
Read More »Hardware Retailing’s November Issue Addresses Affordable Care Act Issues at Years’ End
As 2014 draws to a close, the health care topic continues to remain at the top of everyone’s mind. Hardware Retailing’s November issue addresses some very important questions in a great Q&A article format authored by industry expert Bob Chiesa, …
Read More »PRO Group, Bostwick-Braun Award New Scholarship
One employee at a PRO Hardware store will soon be learning more about retail management and leadership development thanks to some help from the Denver-based PRO Group, Inc. and Toledo, Ohio-based Bostwick-Braun. Anthony Wilkerson, assistant manager at Burkhardt PRO Hardware …
Read More »2014 Employee Compensation Report
A retailer’s payroll expense can be a critical variable in whether or not the operation is profitable. The North American Retail Hardware Association’s 2014 Employee Compensation Report provides retailers with guidelines of how other operations handle salaries, benefits and more. …
Read More »2014 Cost of Doing Business Study
The NRHA’s Annual Cost of Doing Business Study is now available to members. This annual study provides detailed financial information from hardware stores, home centers and lumber/building material outlets. The tables contained in this report are designed to provide comprehensive, …
Read More »Markets Improve; Mergers Heat Up
The Hardware Retailing Stock Index posted another positive close in June, buoyed by an improving housing market and gradually strengthening economic conditions. The index rose 6.71 points, or 0.55 percent, and closed at 1235.05. Advancing issues easily topped declining issues …
Read More »Affordable Care Act Will Deliver More Taxes and Fees, Soon
Did you realize that all companies offering a health insurance plan will soon have TWO additional tax/fee deadlines to comply with? Consider: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fee (or more commonly referred to as PCORI fee) is due by July …
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