According to the 2016 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS), conducted by the National Retail Federation and the University of Florida, retailers’ inventory shrink averaged 1.38 percent of retail sales, or $45.2 billion in 2015, up by $1.2 billion from 2014. …
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Retailers Seek Opportunities at United Hardware Market
Retailers hit the floor of the 2016 United Hardware June Buying Market, held June 17-19 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, looking for promotional items, new categories and a strong start to the second half of the year. “With the arrival …
Read More »Ways to Boost Lumber Sales This Spring
New home sales have reached a post-recession high, according to newly released data from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data says sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 16.6 percent …
Read More »2016 Young Retailer of the Year: Kyle Martinez
Over $2 Million in Sales Interstate Building Materials, Many, Louisiana Owner Kyle Martinez had a dream to own a lumber and building materials retail operation, and when the time was right, that hope became a reality practically overnight. Since he was 10 …
Read More »Five Ways to Do More with Your Community Donations
If you’re like most independent home improvement retailers, you consider yourself to be much more than a mere purveyor of goods and services. Your store is the place where the community gathers; you share your resources to help those around …
Read More »Zika and Your Mosquito Control Category
Basic Mosquito Control Use this easy reference guide to refresh your employees’ knowledge about the many products that can help your customers control mosquitoes. Download the Mosquito Control Infographic and Trainer’s Notes here or visit www.nrha.org/FreeTraining to see the other training tools we offer. While …
Read More »Hot Niches in the Farm, Pet and Ranch Category
There’s a lot going on these days in the farm, pet and ranch category. Make sure you’re in on the action with the niches attracting the most attention. Whether it’s backyard farming or extravagant spending on pets, what used to …
Read More »2016 Young Retailer of the Year: Jared Sawyer
Over $2 Million in Sales Sawyer’s True Value, The Dalles, Oregon Owner When Jared Sawyer decided to come back to work full time at Sawyer True Value at the end of 2004, he didn’t take long to show he had …
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