Retailers, distributors, manufacturers and other players in the home improvement industry will have business on their minds this May as they descend on Las Vegas for the NRHA All-Industry Conference and the National Hardware Show®. The Conference, which is free …
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A Cause for Our Industry: NRHA Partners with Fuller Center for Housing
In 2011, Indianapolis retailers joined hundreds of volunteers, including staff from the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA), in the heart of one of Indianapolis’s most crime-ridden and neglected neighborhoods for a Fuller Center for Housing work blitz that would …
Read More »Four Trends You Can Use to Boost Sales in the Plumbing Category
While many plumbing sales are triggered by general home maintenance and repair projects, that doesn’t mean retailers can’t find ways to drive additional sales in the category. With recent legislative mandates regarding water conservation, as well as water safety and …
Read More »Lowe’s Develops Nationwide Partnership with Home Improvement Network Porch.com
Lowe’s is expanding its strategic partnership with Porch.com, an in-store resource to help homeowners find the right home improvement professionals for nearly any project outside of Lowe’s current installation services, to include every Lowe’s store in the U.S. Home improvement …
Read More »Strong Farm, Pet, Ranch Sales Spur True Value’s First-Quarter Growth
True Value today reported revenue of $331.5 million for the quarter ending March 29, an increase of 6.0 percent or $18.9 million over the same period a year ago. Strong sales in the farm, ranch, auto and pet, seasonal, plumbing …
Read More »Do it Best Corp. Names National Multi-Location Manager
Do it Best Corp. has named Gary Hoffmann to lead a business development team in the newly created role of National Multi-Location Sales and Business Development Manager, effective immediately. In this position, he’ll help the co-op further strengthen and support …
Read More »Lowe’s Adds to Customer Experience Team
Lowe’s announced that Joseph M. Mabry has been named strategy and experience design executive, while Michael P. McDermott has been promoted to chief merchandising officer, replacing Michael A. Jones, who will assume the role of chief customer officer, effective April …
Read More »Report: Retail Staff Key Factor in Customer Satisfaction with Paint Retailers
Staff drives high satisfaction with paint retailers and is the single most important factor differentiating the purchase experience among customers, according to the recent J.D. Power 2014 Paint Satisfaction StudySM—Retailer Segment. The study measures customer satisfaction with major paint retailers, …
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