Would you like to know how your store compares to average and high-profit home improvement stores? When you participate in the 2017 Cost of Doing Business Study, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) will give you free benchmarking tools …
Read More »
Weston Jacobs was scrolling through his Facebook newsfeed when he learned that Weakley-Watson Hardware was closing after 140 years of business. It had been years since Weston had lived in Brownwood, Texas, but anytime he went home, he stopped in …
Read More »
Amazon now charges state sales tax in every state that has one. That means, as of April 1, Amazon started paying state sales taxes in Hawaii, Idaho, Maine and New Mexico, CNN Money reports. The only states where the company …
Read More »
Dan Moulton, co-owner of Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre in Hanover, Ontario, Canada, has been honored again for his hard work and dedication as an independent retailer. In 2016, Moulton was selected by the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) as a …
Read More »
“Take care of your job and your career will take care of itself.” That’s the sole piece of advice Brad Shaw, former Home Depot CCO, has for young professionals. Shaw shares with Business Insider that he believes young people should live in …
Read More »
Ace Hardware Corp. has hired Grainger executive Mark Spanswick to be president and general manager of Ace Wholesale Holdings LLC. Spanswick, 48, spent 27 years working for industrial supplier W.W. Grainger, where he served in a variety of leadership roles. Grainger is a publicly traded company …
Read More »
Did you know that the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) produces new training tools every month, launched two new business services this year and has leadership training scholarships available for retailers? NRHA wants to make sure you’re always in the …
Read More »
The staff changes Lowe’s announced earlier this year to cut costs and focus more on customer service may hurt in-store experiences, Lowe’s employees tell Fast Company magazine. Lowe’s has cut corporate and store jobs and planned to move other employees who have …
Read More »
Hardware Retailing The Industry's Source for Insights and Information
