Davis Ace Hardware in Davis, California, regularly offers special events for children—but a recent event got an unusual flurry of interest online. The animated movie “Minions” debuted in July in the U.S., and Davis Ace invited kids to come to …
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Lars Hybel, international vice president of True Value Company, recently died at age 51. The entire True Value team is saddened by the tragic and unexpected loss, according to John Hartmann, president and CEO. “While only with True Value for …
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This week, Home Depot announced the appointment of Linda Gooden to its board of directors. Gooden will serve on the company’s audit and leadership development and compensation committees. Her appointment gives the company 12 directors. Gooden, who retired in 2013 from Lockheed Martin …
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View a PDF of the original article as it appeared in the October issue of Hardware Retailing. Read below for additional questions and answers. Hardware Retailing and the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) recently had an exclusive interview with Bob Taylor, the …
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A former Family Dollar executive has joined Lowe’s as senior vice president and general merchandising manager for the home improvement company’s seasonal product business. Joceyln Wong will start her position Oct. 12, according to Lowe’s. Wong will report to chief merchandising officer Michael McDermott. …
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Regional hardware distributor House-Hasson Hardware has made some leadership changes. The company named Jason Monroe merchandising manager for the company and promoted Ray Bradley to product manager. House-Hasson also named Connie Brooks product manager for warehouses in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Prichard, West …
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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 …
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To view a PDF of this story, click here. Visit hardwareretailing.com/peer-critique for a critique sheet and hardwareretailing.com/store-tours for a tour of the two different stores. The partnerships started as a pact between three California retailers who knew each other through their co-op. The store …
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