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Get Your 2015 Cost of Doing Business Study!

NRHA’s 2015 Cost of Doing Business Study is now available! This study has been conducted annually for the last 98 years and provides detailed financial information from hardware stores, home centers and lumber/building material outlets. This year, more than 1,000 stores …

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Prices on Home Improvement Products Trending Up

The prices on home improvement products are growing, and so are retailers’ efforts to keep those prices competitive and retain customers. Price continues to be a key factor consumers consider when choosing where to shop. Over the years, product pricing has …

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NRHA Grant Inspires a Fresh Look at Independents

Bart Tucker, who leads a team of volunteers to build and renovate homes in major disaster areas, is used to buying building materials from big-box stores. But a grant from the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) inspired a partnership …

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Retailer Elected to NRHA Board of Directors

Jared (Jake) Smith, owner of Jared’s Ace Hardware and Crossroads Outdoors in Bishopville, South Carolina, was elected to the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) board of directors at the organization’s May Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. After growing up working …

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Critique Sheet for Store Evaluations

“I’ll be brutally honest with you if you’ll be brutally honest with me” is what three retailers in California promised each other when they started visiting each other’s stores to offer feedback. Those retailers started what they call the Pterodactyl …

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NRHA and Member Insurance Form Partnership

Member Insurance

The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and Member Insurance Agency have created a partnership to provide new services to NRHA members. Under the terms of the agreement, which is effective Oct. 1, Member Insurance Agency will provide insurance services and …

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Learn About Retailers’ Approach To Buying

When retailers are deciding whether to add new products or replace existing lines in their stores, they consider two major factors: wholesaler support of the new vendor, and if the new vendor offers a free or deeply discounted opening order. These …

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