The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) and Independent We Stand recently announced the findings of their “Home Sweet Home Study,” which examined the economic impact of supporting independent home improvement retailers as opposed to national home center chains. …
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Do it Best Offers Scholarships to NRHA Training Program
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is pleased to announce that Do it Best Corp., headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be sponsoring two scholarships to help Do it Best member-owners participate in NRHA’s Retail Management Certification Program. The …
Read More »Amazon Sells Home Improvement Services
Amazon doesn’t just sell products anymore. The online marketplace has branched out and now sells services, including electrical and plumbing work, home repairs and gutter cleaning. “Amazon Home Services features handpicked pros offering upfront pricing on pre-packaged services with helpful reviews from customers that …
Read More »Lumber Liquidators Hit With Class-Action Lawsuits
Lumber Liquidators is facing a blitz of lawsuits related to accusations that some of the company’s laminated flooring contains unsafe quantities of formaldehyde. CBS reported March 1 that the flooring company sold laminate flooring with higher levels of formaldehyde than permitted by California’s …
Read More »Orgill to Expand Mid-America SuperCenter
Orgill, Inc. has announced plans to increase the size of its Sikeston, Missouri, distribution center by more than 250,000 square feet. The expansion will bring the total size of the state-of-the-art distribution facility to more than 1 million square feet. …
Read More »Report Suggests Retailers Dial Back Millennial Efforts
For years, retailers across many industries have focused on drawing in millennial consumers. However, a new report by Forrester Research Inc. recommends shifting some of that focus back to older consumers. What’s the difference between the two? Money to spend! The Forrester Research report, titled “The Future …
Read More »Four Retailers Selected as Home Improvement Industry’s Top Guns
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), Hardware Retailing magazine and the National Hardware Show®, have named four outstanding independent home improvement retail leaders as their 2015 Industry Top Guns. Beginning in 2007, the NRHA, Hardware Retailing and the National …
Read More »Target Canada Closing Final Retail Stores
Target is slated to close the last of its Canadian stores by Sunday as part of the company’s exit from the country. The chain announced in January that it would leave the Canada market this year, closing all 133 stores and …
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