True Value announced today a new sponsorship with Notre Dame Athletics, becoming the Official Home Improvement Partner of Notre Dame Athletics. The partnership marks another major step in True Value’s national brand revitalization, building on the company’s recent national marketing …
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Fall Market Preview: Catch a Glimpse of the Trade Shows Drawing the Industry This Fall
Retailers and wholesalers are gearing up for a full fall market season, preparing to secure the best deals, network with fellow industry members and learn best practices to enhance their businesses. Markets across the country each offer their own unique …
Read More »In Memoriam: Dawson Taylor, Founder of Taylor’s Do it Centers and Pleasants Hardware
Dawson Taylor of Taylor’s Do it Centers and Pleasants Hardware and a pioneer in the hardware and home improvement industry, passed away on July 4, 2026, at the age of 103. He was born on April 2, 1923. A lifelong …
Read More »Do it Best Group’s Eric Lane Shares Update on Sales Team Integration
As Do it Best and True Value continue to work toward the integration of both companies under the Do it Best Group umbrella, vice president of field sales Eric Lane sat down with Hardware Retailing to share how the unification of …
Read More »NRF Releases 2026 Top 100 Retailers List
The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers, compiled by Kantar. The 2026 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to 2025 U.S. retail sales. As the largest retailers continue to expand …
Read More »Do it Best Group Brings True Value Headquarters to Fort Wayne
Today, joined by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Do it Best Group announced the company’s strategic decision to align the headquarters of Do it Best and True Value in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Do it Best Group CEO Dan Starr and Do …
Read More »2026 Do it Best and True Value Fall Market Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the 2026 Do it Best and True Value Fall Market, taking place Sept. 25–28 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company’s largest and most important buying event of the year will bring …
Read More »Nick Talarico Becomes Do it Best Group COO
Do it Best Group announced that Nick Talarico has been named chief operating officer of Do it Best Group, marking the next step in the company’s continued integration of Do it Best and True Value. Following the acquisition of True …
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