Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org, and Liz Lichtenberger, llichtenberger@nrha.org Lower your costs and increase your revenue. Just about every retailer would agree that’s a great formula for success. But how do you make it happen? …

Financial statements have valuable information that can help you make more informed business decisions. But if reading those statements feels like reading a foreign language, don’t worry, you’re not likely the only retailer who feels that way. Here are some …

For three days, retailers packed Orgill’s Fall Dealer Market looking for bargain buys and the latest products, programs and services that would prepare them for the next selling season. The event was held Aug. 24-26 at the Boston Convention and …

A few years ago, Jill and Jeremy Post, owners of Post’s Hardware Hank, noticed that around Memorial Day, it was difficult to find a place in town to buy flowers or ornaments to decorate the graves of veterans. The small town …

Who makes up a majority of your homeowner customer base? More and more, it’s likely to be seniors. Studies show that the majority of seniors prefer to stay at home as long as possible. In fact, a study by the …

Larry and Chris Drennen both achieved the rank of Eagle Scout when they were teenagers. Now, as owners of two stores in Pennsylvania—Oxford Feed & Lumber in Oxford and Brandywine Ace, Pet & Farm in West Chester—they want to help …

“A penny saved is a penny earned,” or so goes the old adage. When you think about improving profitability, it may be easy to spot the big ways to cut costs. But if you start looking for smaller cost-cutting measures …