Ace Hardware Corporation has promoted Tom Molleur to vice president of distribution. Molleur will report to Lori Bossmann, Ace’s executive vice president of supply chain. He will oversee the operations of Ace Hardware’s 14 retail support centers as well as its transportation–including …
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How Do You Want To Spend Your Retirement Years?
To view a PDF of this story, click here, and visit hardwareretailing.com/retirement-persona-checklist to download an PDF checklist of the different steps to prepare for your retirement persona. Full Time, Part Time or Free Time? By Liz Lichtenberger, llichtenberger@nrha.org and Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org If you’ve gotten your finances in order, …
Read More »Historic Hardware Store Keeps Loyal Customers, Attracts Tourists
When the owner of Garber Hardware says “We’ve always been here,” he means his family business has been part of New York City’s history for more than a century. “When people come back to the city to visit, things have changed, …
Read More »Trophy Display Promotes Business
The hunting and fishing trophies on display at Horicon Hardware Hank & Rental serve multiple purposes. For one, owner and manager David Konrath gets to show off a bear and the antlered deer heads that are the prizes of his and his …
Read More »House-Hasson Merchandising VP Dies at Age 58
Gerald Allen Winn Jr., House-Hasson Hardware’s vice president of merchandising, died Sunday at age 58. Winn had worked for 32 years for House-Hasson, which is a regional hardware distributor headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was known throughout the hardware industry …
Read More »Farnsworth Group Hires Experienced Researcher
Market research firm The Farnsworth Group has added an experienced market researcher to its team. Josh Bender, who has more than 10 years of market research experience developing long-term relationships with Fortune 500 clients, is the firm’s new business development manager. The Farnsworth …
Read More »Road Trip Focuses on Shopping Local
Whether you run a hardware store, sell cabinets or brew beer, independent retailers come in all shapes and sizes but all have a common goal– to provide a great product and create a business that is an important part of the …
Read More »Blish-Mize CEO Recognized as Notable Kansan
Jonathan Mize, CEO of home improvement supply distributor Blish-Mize, has been recognized as a notable Kansas businessman. Kansas City business magazine Ingram’s named Mize to its 2015 list of 50 Kansans You Should Know. Blish-Mize is a member of the Distribution America buying group …
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