To enhance the selection of potential products it offers to its member-owners from domestic and international vendors, Do it Best will be hosting a spring Open Buying Day. The event will take place on March 22 at the Do it …
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NHPA Insights on E-Commerce and Retail Technology
Because the landscape of retail technology and e-commerce has changed dramatically in the last few years, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) asked independent retailers to share their insights on how their approach to or thoughts on retail …
Read More »Big-Box Q4 and 2021 Financials Roundup
Several major big-box retailers and manufacturers recently released financial results. Here’s a look at how each performed in the last quarter of the fiscal year and fiscal year 2021. Lowe’s In Q4 2021, Lowe’s reported net earnings of $1.2 billion …
Read More »NHPA Announces 2022 Young Retailer of the Year Honorees
The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is pleased to announce the 2022 Young Retailer of the Year honorees. Selected from a field of inspiring independent home improvement retailers under the age of 35 across North America, the eight …
Read More »NHPA Announces the 2022 Top Guns Honorees
For 15 years, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has recognized retailers who are pillars of innovation, commitment and passion for the independent home improvement channel through the Top Guns awards. The retailers honored in this program have …
Read More »Orgill Celebrates 175th Anniversary, Opens Doors to In-Person Spring Dealer Market
Orgill kicked off its Spring Dealer Market, welcoming thousands of retailers to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, for its first in-person buying event in two years. The live Spring Dealer Market runs Feb. 24-26 and is being …
Read More »SHRM Shares Workplace Trends for 2022
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released its State of the Workplace Study, which evaluates how organizations handled key workplace challenges last year and looks at the workplace trends for 2022. The study surveyed human resource professionals and other …
Read More »January Retail Sales Soar Despite Omicron, Inflation
Even in light of the COVID-19 omicron variant, inflation and continuing supply chain and labor issues, retail sales jumped in January, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall retail sales in January were up 3.8 percent seasonally adjusted …
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