Investing in leadership training can take your top-performers to the next level. With 15 years of professional experience in the home improvement industry, Jim Rivas was hired as a store manager by Friedman’s Home Improvement, a four-store independent retail company …
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5 Unexpected Outcomes of Employee Training
Everyone knows properly training a new hire is critical. What retailers may not realize is that it’s equally important to continue training for employees of all levels throughout their careers. In addition to staying up to date on product knowledge …
Read More »2017 State of Independents Conference Explores Opportunities for Retailers
Click the image above to view a full PDF. Redefining Service If your business doesn’t have an online presence, you’re not prepared for the future. That sentiment was a strong takeaway from the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) third annual …
Read More »Retailers Take the Stage at NRHA State of Independents Conference
Retailer-led panels delivered industry-specific takeaways and anecdotes during the 2017 North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) State of Independents Conference in Chicago on Dec. 7. Dan Tratensek, executive vice president of NRHA and publisher of Hardware Retailing magazine, and Jim …
Read More »Training, Research and Events Available Through NRHA
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. Looking back on the past 12 months, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has made quite an impact this year. Your association launched and released many exciting programs, services and events. …
Read More »Training: Where to Begin With Young Leaders
Meet hypothetical retail employee and young leader, Joe. Joe started working for the local hardware store in his town as a cashier at age 16 and continued through high school and college. Afterward, he decided to continue his career with …
Read More »10 Ways NRHA Can Help Your Business
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. As an independent home improvement retailer, you have access to a wide variety of benefits through the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), your trade association. Many of the resources are free …
Read More »10 Things Your Employees Are Dying to Tell You
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. For many retailers, employees are family. Even if they’re not related by blood, these are the people you spend the most time with day to day. Yet even in the most harmonious …
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