Most home improvement stores have social media accounts, however, according to research conducted by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), retailers believe there is plenty of room to improve their accounts, as seen in the March 2016 issue …
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Sears is continuing to feel the heat from its competitors, including those that may have learned from its mass distribution model. The company, which was the front-runner in mass distribution starting in the 1800s with its mail-order catalogs, is now …
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Hardware Retailing’s February 2016 feature story, “Anatomy of a Leader”, talked about identifying and developing future retail leaders in your company. Leadership development is an ongoing process that’s never truly complete. Whether you’ve lead your staff for years, are a first-time manager or are …
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“There’s a fire in everyone waiting to ignite,” says Mike Verne of Worthington Industries, parent company of Bernzomatic. That’s one of many reasons why Bernzomatic is sponsoring the Find Your Fire scholarship initiative for the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) …
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What can you do to protect your store and your customers information from hackers? How do you protect your rental inventory? Business insurance can be difficult. To help you get all of your questions answered, NRHA sat down with insurance expert Brett Slama, …
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Loss prevention is top of mind year-round for most retailers, but businesses may be more susceptible to retail fraud now than ever before. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reported findings from the 2015 True Cost of Fraud Study from LexisNexis, which …
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The majority of millennials are renters, not homeowners — but a new survey shows they would buy houses if they could. According to Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME), a quarterly consumer survey released by the National Association of Realtors for the …
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As your industry trade association, the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) mission is to help independent hardware stores, home centers and lumberyards, regardless of wholesale affiliation, become better and more profitable retailers. In order to fulfill that mission, the association continually develops new tools …
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