To watch the full video, click here. Zach Coblentz Heartville Hardware, Hartville, Ohio Outdoor Power Equipment Division Manager Category: Over $2 Million in annual sales Every year since Coblentz took leadership of the power equipment department at Hartville Hardware, sales …
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Lee Rector: 2014 Young Retailer of the Year
To watch the full video, click here. Lee Rector Thomas Home Center True Value, McKinleyville, Calif. Retail Store Manager Category: Under $2 Million in annual sales While he grew up working in the family hardware store, Rector started working full-time …
Read More »Blake Burgess: 2014 Young Retailer of the Year
To watch the full video, click here. Blake Burgess York Ace Hardware, York, Neb. Partial Owner/General Manager Category: Under $2 Million in annual sales After purchasing a local hardware store in 2010, Burgess spearheaded an update of nearly every aspect …
Read More »James Coté: 2014 Young Retailer of the Year
To watch the full video, click here. James Coté Osterville House & Garden, Osterville, Mass. Owner Category: Under $2 Million in annual sales When he was just 24 years old, Coté purchased a struggling hardware store that was about to …
Read More »Westlake Ace Hardware, Salvation Army Team Up
Westlake Ace Hardware is hosting a Salvation Army Fans for Families drive at its stores. According to a news release from the Salvation Army, heat is one of the leading weather-related killers in the United States and causes hundreds of fatalities …
Read More »Reis Hardware, One of Minnesota’s Oldest Businesses, to Close
After 148 years in business, H.H. Pringle Hardware, now Reis Hardware is closing. The hardware store is believed to be one of the longest-running businesses in Minnesota. For more on the store’s history, see here.
Read More »Busy Beaver Expands with New Store in Pennsylvania
Working under new ownership since last September, Busy Beaver has leased an empty 22,000-square-foot store on Plummer Street in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, that was formerly a Giant Eagle grocery store, according to a story in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Steven Derr, director …
Read More »TOP GUNS 2014: Michael Wynn
Eight years ago, when Hardware Retailing magazine, the North American Retail HardwareAssociation (NRHA) and the NationalHardware Show® set out to showcase the industry’s elite independent retailers by honoring them with a special award, we knew the field of candidates would …
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