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4 Ways Leading Diverse Teams Strengthens Your Business

leading diverse teams

Retailers from all over North America came together last week to attend the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s webinar focused on the power and opportunity leading diverse teams brings independent home improvement retailers. The webinar was presented in real …

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Register Now: Learn to Lead Diverse Teams

lead diverse teams

Does your team reflect the diversity of the community you serve? Do you want to take steps toward hiring and leading a more diverse team? Then you’ll want to mark your calendar to attend the North American Hardware and Paint …

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Explore Resources to Improve Your Key Retail Metrics

key retail metrics

In the April edition of Hardware Retailing, explore how keeping a sharp focus on the key retail metrics that define your business can help you streamline your operation. Now, get more resources to help you identify and improve your business’s …

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5 Tips for Finding a Specialty Vendor

You may have settled on a great idea for your next new niche category, but where do you source it? Oftentimes, you may need to go outside of your primary wholesaler, and the vendor you choose can make or break …

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NHPA’s Disruption Series Now Available to Stream

disruption series

After the success of the National Hardware Virtual Show and the NRHA All-Industry Conference, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is proud to offer a full suite of informative videos to train and inspire independent home improvement retailers. …

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Using Professional Development to Improve an Operation

Ace Hardware Store

Good leadership requires constant individual growth. That’s why Brian Kabat, owner of Kabat’s Ace Hardware in Arizona, considers ongoing professional development to be an important part of his career.  Kabat has stepped away from daily operations at his five stores …

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How Management Style Reduces Employee Turnover

Employee Turnover

Keeping quality employees is a perennial problem for retailers. Solutions for reducing turnover often focus on better hiring techniques, competitive pay, benefit packages and a healthy company culture. Recent research from analytics and data firm Gallup adds another important piece …

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