It’s a tactic all of the big-box retailers use: stack it high and watch it fly. Bulk displays, whether in a pallet in the power aisle, in front of the store or on the floor as an extension of a …

If you sell smart thermostats, you’re already dabbling in the smart home category. Now may be the right time to go a little deeper. Smart home technology is going mainstream. Last year, a survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate found that …

Lime green, chocolate, baby blue—to see those colors on a charcoal grill, you may need to travel back in time a few decades. Or, you could visit the barbecue shop at Scheels Home and Hardware. While this Fargo, North Dakota, …

To keep customers coming back to shop your plumbing category, you know you need to have a fully stocked department and knowledgeable employees. But that’s not the sum total of what it takes to run a successful department. Successful retailers …

Every cashier no doubt has had to deal with a similar situation. A customer brings up a handful of nuts and bolts from the bulk sales section of the fasteners department. The customer doesn’t have the SKU number or size, …