NRHA’s Loss Prevention Program includes three separate modules covering internal theft prevention, external theft prevention and store safety. This training program is designed to help retail home improvement stores develop a safe and secure retail environment for both employees and …
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60 Retail Ideas in 59 Minutes
This popular presentation, presented by Dan Tratensek, publisher of Hardware Retailing magazine, offers tips and advice for retailers on how to stay ahead of the big-box competition. Topics include management and operations, employee training, promotions and marketing, merchandising and more. …
Read More »Upcoming Webinar to Help Retailers Prep for Holiday Selling Season
Retail industry specialists will contribute to a webinar “boot camp” designed to help retailers drive in shoppers and increase profits during the holiday selling season. Hosted by One Step Retail Solutions, a retailing consultancy firm, the webinar will focus on …
Read More »Home Hardware Begins Construction on Eastern Distribution Centre Expansion
Construction has started at Home Hardware Stores Limited’s Eastern Distribution Centre in Debert, Nova Scotia. One of Home Hardware Stores Limited’s four distribution centers, the currently 350,000-square-foot Eastern Distribution Centre will grow by 236,000 square feet once the expansion is …
Read More »Six Ways to Create the Perfect Endcap
Some of the most valuable real estate space in your store lies in a narrow display at the end of a gondola run: The endcap. But whether your customers stop and look at the items you place there or just …
Read More »Improving Your Hiring Process
Have a staff opening and looking to get the best candidate to fill the position? Consider implementing these strategies in your hiring process the next time you’re interviewing a potential new employee: Spend part of the interview working together on …
Read More »Store of the Future: Technologies Changing Retail
This presentation outlines how technology is affecting retailing and what new tools are available for retailers today. Topics include displays and signage, employee training, marketing and operations. View the presentation
Read More »Giving Your Store a Checkup
This presentation will show retailers how to sell more by increasing traffic counts, closure rates, transaction sizes and margins. It will also outline how retailers can meet key benchmarks in advertising, employees, operations and finances. View the presentation
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