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After nearly 13 years of dedicated service at Do it Best and over 35 years in the independent home improvement industry, Rich Lynch has retired from his role as vice president of marketing at Do it Best. He joined the …

After over four decades in the independent home improvement industry, including manning the helm for Wilco Co-op for the last four years, Sam Bugarsky retired at the end of 2023, replaced by John Bowersox.  As he ended his tenure with …

After four years leading Wilco Co-op as CEO, Sam Bugarsky has announced he will be retiring from the company at the end of 2023. Bugarsky was serving as chief operating officer prior to taking the helm as CEO in 2019 …

After nearly 20 years with the company, Distribution America (DA) CEO Dave Christmas will be retiring at the end of 2022. In celebration of his long-time service in the independent home improvement channel, Hardware Retailing talked to Christmas about his …

The board of United Hardware Distributing Co., which is based in Plymouth, Minnesota, announced company president and CEO Steve Draeger will retire in 2020. Draeger has served the wholesaler for the past 20 years, the most recent 10 as its …

Meagan McCoy Jones will now serve as president and chief operating officer (COO) of McCoy’s Building Supply, the company has announced. Previously, McCoy Jones served as executive vice president and COO. “Meagan continues to take on more of the leadership …

After nearly 50 years with the company, Home Hardware Stores Limited’s president and CEO, Terry Davis, has announced his plans for retirement later this year. As he prepares to step down, Davis will be helping transition the company to a …

Bill Lee, the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) president and CEO, has devoted his career to helping independent retailers, regardless of wholesale affiliation, become better, more profitable business owners. As he retires this December, Hardware Retailing wanted to hear …