Want a rosy promotion this Mother’s Day? Turn to your local Rosarians for help. At South Hills True Value in South Hills, Pa., owners Jim and Terre Ertzman and their staff horticulturist saw Mother’s Day, the spring weather and the …
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Ready to Race: Cub Scouts Test Cars at Local Store
For lovers of car racing, NASCAR, the Grand Prix and the Indy 500, nothing revs their engines like the sound of a starting gun. For many Cub Scouts, however, that sound also means pinewood derby time. Enter Northbrook Ace Hardware …
Read More »Retailer Builds Up Property Development in Local Community
Paul Gabbard hasn’t spent much time with a hammer. But he still has more than his fair share of construction knowledge. Gabbard, third-generation store owner of Malone Do it Best Lumber & Rental in Greenville, Ky., helped his father and …
Read More »Five-Minute Makeover: Merchandising Improvements Made Easy
Merchandising, at its most basic level, includes anything you do at your store to display and promote merchandise to your shoppers. That’s a pretty broad definition. But there are quite a few strategies to achieve success, making merchandising a full-time …
Read More »Hilltop Lumber Has Bright Ideas For Customers
Customers who need ideas as they plan construction of their new homes know they can count on Hilltop Lumber. The Alexandria, Minn., location contains four idea houses within its show room, each featuring different types of siding and various styles …
Read More »Retailer Offers Tools, Paint—and a Ticket to the Theater
When residents of Lake Wales, Fla., want to buy tickets to their local theater, they know where to go—and it’s surprisingly not where you might think. Instead of stopping in at a local box office, they stop by Cliff’s True …
Read More »Reach Out to New Residents with Customizable Gift Certificates
Many stores offer new-residents packets that contain gift certificates and welcome notes to invite new neighbors into the store with hopes they’ll become new customers. But when you put together these offers, remember the client base you’re serving. Most of …
Read More »Gillman Rests Easy with Mattress Sales
A few years ago, Charlie Gillman, owner of Gillman Do it Best Home Center, and his wife were shopping for a new mattress. They were having trouble finding exactly what they wanted, so when a Serta representative stopped at the …
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