The North American Hardware and Paint Association’s (NHPA) Merchandising for Profit Study is a resource for best-in-class merchandising techniques and a scorecard retailers can use to measure the effectiveness of their merchandising. NHPA released the study’s results at the 2025 …
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The Conference Board released its March Consumer Confidence Survey, which reports consumer attitude, buying intentions, vacation plans and expectations for inflation, stock prices and interest rates. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell 7.2 points in March to 92.9. The …
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At its recent Spring Buying Market, on March 20-22 in Overland Park, Kansas, Blish-Mize provided its customers with innovative new products, programs and pricing from vendors to help prepare for the proposed tariffs, which are set to take place in …
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With an aptitude for technology and a desire to continually improve efficiencies across his operation’s seven stores, Hassett Hardware president Eric Hassett has been exploring the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in the independent channel. Located in the …
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From vendors to retailers, special guests to industry players, the floor of the Do it Best and True Value 2025 Spring Market was packed with nearly 11,000 attendees. Do it Best members and True Value retailers came together under the …
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Promising retailers bigger, better and faster, the Do it Best and True Value 2025 Spring Market has commenced in Orlando. At the Market Kickoff event, Do it Best and True Value CEO Dan Starr welcomed Do it Best members and …
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Celebrating its 59th year, the Retailers’ Choice Awards honored the best, most creative and most innovative products on the show floor at the National Hardware Show. Sponsored by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), the Retailers’ Choice Awards program …
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On the final day of the 2025 National Hardware Show (NHS), attendees left with new product discoveries and new and revitalized partnerships with retailers and vendors. NHS Awards Kathryn Emery, lifestyle expert and NHS correspondent, and Kevin O’Conner, host of …
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