A few times per year, Eventt Norris’s customer service conversations turn into explanations of how grass grows and chats about the word “clamp” starting with the letter C and “glove” starting with the letter G. Norris, who owns Ossian Do it …
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Do it Best Corp. has announced that current president and CEO Bob Taylor will retire effective Jan. 4, and Dan Starr, the co-op’s current executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Taylor in the position. Taylor has spent more …
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When it comes to merchandising, remember it’s more than how you arrange your endcaps or power aisle. It can even include the colors on your walls or floor, or even a pegboard. A couple of years ago, Bill and Sharon …
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Lowe’s Canada, the Toronto-based division of Lowe’s Companies Inc., recently named Gregor Stuart vice president for supply chain. Stuart is joining a team that is looking to expand the big-box retailer’s presence in Canada. He comes to Lowe’s with more than 25 years of …
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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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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, …
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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, …
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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 …
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