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Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have banned drone flights over private property. For companies like Amazon and Google, this is a major win because both businesses are working toward overall faster product deliveries, and hope to …

Jared (Jake) Smith, owner of Jared’s Ace Hardware and Crossroads Outdoors in Bishopville, South Carolina, was elected to the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) board of directors at the organization’s May Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. After growing up working …

PRO Group, Inc., has hired a new merchandising manager. The company hired Jeff Styerwalt, whose responsibilities include managing the housewares, lawn and garden, paint and sundries and commodities categories. Prior to joining PRO Group, Styerwalt worked at PRO Build, where he was a senior …

Prior to 2011, the three Ace retailers would call each other to ask for retailing advice, share stories and brainstorm ways to boost business. That was before they called themselves the Pterodactyl Management Group. The friends realized they could visit each other’s stores and offer more thorough …

Providing excellent in-store service is crucial to your business because competitors can often offer comparable pricing and possibly wider product selections. Good customer service is so important that 85 percent of consumers say they will go elsewhere if they visit …

This week, Lowe’s unveiled an upgrade for a web tool for pro customers– LowesForPros.com. The website features new enhancements to help its pro customers make and track purchases online. Users can choose to buy online and pick up product in store or have orders delivered …

Alyssa Tolzda from Modern Home and Hardware in Woodsfield, Ohio, is attending the Fall 2015 class of the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program thanks to a $6,250 scholarship sponsored by Do it Best Corp. Developed …

In a move that will increase its retail store count by more than 30 percent, Central Network Retail Group, LLC (CNRG) has acquired Marvin’s, an Alabama-based home center chain. Marvin’s operates 28 home center locations throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and …