Soon (if you haven’t started already) it will be time to decorate for fall festivities. The endcap on the left is appropriate to the season. It also might give you the creeps, but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of …
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Students attending STIHL Inc.’s Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp, held in July at the company’s headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia, had a surprise visitor. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross showed up to promote the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers …
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Preventing loss at your business requires a holistic approach that involves everything from the customer service you provide on the salesfloor to the sophistication of the POS system that keeps track of your sales. That approach is similar whether you …
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If you’re looking through the plants and yard decor display at B&B Do it Center in Carmarillo, California, you might stumble across a tiny house or a miniature garden with brightly colored stepping stones. Owner Randy Collins has intermingled fairy …
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As the year hits its midpoint, independent retailers gathering at the United Hardware Fall and Winter Dealer Market gave reports of solid sales in the first and second quarters. At the market, held June 28-30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, …
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The 2019 Young Retailer of the Year honorees have found new ways to solidify employee retention, harness the power of social media, bring new opportunities to their communities and boost sales at their operations. They were recently recognized by the …
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TJ Colson Director of Store Operations Wilco Farm Stores Oregon and Washington I’m a big believer in taking time to fully train and support your employees. That’s how your business will reach a high level of performance. After TJ Colson …
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Franklin Cloninger General Manager Triangle True Value Hardware and Rental Greenwood, South Carolina Building relationships with the community lets people know we have local roots and gives us feedback about how we can meet their needs. Franklin Cloninger started managing …
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