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Kate Klein

Kate is profiles editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and industry events and writes about retailers' unique contributions to the independent home improvement sector. She graduated from Cedarville University in her home state of Ohio, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and minored in creative writing. She loves being an aunt, teaching writing to kids, running, reading, farm living and, as Walt Whitman says, traveling the open road, “healthy, free, the world before me.”

Ambridge Do it Best Creates Eye-Catching Paintbrush Art

Ambridge Do it Best

The ceiling over the paint department at Ambridge Do it Best Home Center in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, has an art installation the staff spent three months developing and hanging. Store employees took about 100 paintbrushes, dipped each one in a different …

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Lowe’s Sells Ace Canada Assets to Peavey Industries

peavey industries

Lowe’s Canada and Peavey Industries LP, a Canadian farm, ranch and hardware retailer, have announced that Peavey Industries is acquiring the assets of Ace Canada. RONA, a company that is part of the Lowe’s Canada group, will sell the assets …

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Lowe’s Talks Supporting the Trades

The struggle to find enough workers for skilled trade jobs is impacting the home improvement industry as a whole. Mike Mitchell, who leads Lowe’s skilled trades initiatives, including a national movement called Generation T, spoke with Hardware Retailing about why …

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E.M. Herr Ace Provides Compassion and Service

The man shopping for a statue at E.M. Herr Ace Hardware was crying when he asked store manager Cyndi Maley for help. He explained what he needed and Maley’s tears began to roll, too. The man’s name was Fletcher Slutman …

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Marcus Moran Remembered for a Legacy of Generosity

Marcus Moran

Marcus Moran Jr. worked in the independent home improvement industry for nearly 50 years, but his legacy extends beyond his significant work in his family’s business. Moran was a former president and CEO of Aubuchon Hardware, which operates more than …

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5 Video Highlights From the State of Independents Conference

State of Independents Conference

The North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) recent State of Independents Conference brought together innovative home improvement retailers from throughout the U.S. to offer insight into how their operations are evolving. Six store owners participated in panel discussions on challenges, growth …

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Handyman Home Hardware Shares Pancakes and Friendship

Handyman Home Hardware

Red shirts and hundreds of pancakes are hallmarks of a community breakfast Handyman Home Hardware hosts annually. The store is located in Conception Bay South, a small community in Newfoundland and Labrador. Handyman Home Hardware hosts the event as part …

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Book Review: ‘The Servant’ by James C. Hunter

The Servant

This book review is the first installment in a bimonthly series Hardware Retailing is running to highlight books, podcasts and other resources retailers recommend to fellow business owners in the industry. Brian Kabat operates four stores in the Pheonix area …

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