To watch the full video, click here. With the unexpected passing of her father in 2010, Ytsma was thrust into a leadership position as the only family member working in the store. Her steady leadership helped guide the store through …
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To watch the full video, click here. Since joining in 2005, Yoder has helped increase inventory productivity, gross margin and sales every year, growing sales by 13 percent in 2012 alone. As General Manager, Yoder’s cumulative store sales have grown …
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To watch the full video, click here. Loucks’s determination to assess store needs and give customers what they want drove him to enhance the store’s sporting goods section, streamline the rental center and add an ammo section. His vision and …
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Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., the chain spun off by Eddie Lampert’s Sears Holdings Corp. 17 months ago, is considering a bankruptcy filing as soon as next week, according to a Bloomberg News story. Orchard Supply, based in San Jose, California, said …
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Former North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) president, Frank Wesley Greenhaw, died June 4 at the age of 89. Greenhaw was elected and served as president of NRHA in 1990.As chief executive of McWhorter-Greenhaw, the longest-running retail store in the …
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Family-owned and operated Frager’s Hardware, a 93-year-old hardware store in Washington, D.C., burned down Wednesday night after firefighters poured 20,000 gallons of water a minute on the blaze, according to a story in the Washington Post. The fire was first …
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Independent home improvement retailer Keith Payne will be featured in an upcoming episode of MSNBC’s weekly “Your Business” TV show. Payne, owner of Indianapolis-based North Meridian Hardware, will appear in a segment scheduled to air later this year. “North Meridian …
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Friedman’s Home Improvement, one of the largest locally owned home improvement stores in California, announced it is appointing Barry Friedman as its new CEO and president. The announcement is the result of a long-term succession planning process led by Chairman …
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