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This 16-chapter product knowledge training course with accompanying chapter tests is offered in its entirety online. The student studies online or prints each chapter for review, then takes each chapter test online. The test is immediately graded and results returned …

This Basic Training Course in Hardware Retailing is a comprehensive training tool to help retail sales associates gain the confidence they need to be successful on the salesfloor. *You must be an NRHA member to take these tests. A Complete …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …