Under $2 million in sales volume Woods Hardware, Cincinnati, Ohio Business Manager When he joined his family business full time in 2011, Woods eliminated outdated and redundant inventory and redesigned the salesfloor so it would be easier to navigate. With …
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2015 Young Retailer of the Year: Sam Ransdell
Under $2 million in sales volume Burney Hardware, Aberdeen, North Carolina Manager As he helped his parents prepare for a major remodel of the family store, Ransdell took the lead in updating technology, expanding categories, creating a new look for …
Read More »NRHA Enhances Building Materials Course
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has recently released an updated version of one of its training tools: the Basic Training Course in Building Materials Retailing. The retailing course covers lumber, engineered wood products, millwork, cabinets, windows and doors, siding …
Read More »NRHA Introduces Redesigned Basic Training Course in Hardware Retailing
Remember your first day on the job? While some of you were sorting pipe fittings in the family hardware store as soon as you were old enough to walk, many of you remember the day you shook hands with the …
Read More »To Invest or Not Invest
To watch the video, click here. Jesse Carleton of Hardware Retailing magazine discusses important questions to ask yourself when investing in your company.
Read More »THE CLOCK IS TICKING: Make Changes in Plumbing, Electrical Categories Now
The new lead-free plumbing law, the phase-out of incandescent light bulbs: Recently, there have been big changes to the plumbing and electrical categories. Is your store ready? Parts of the light bulb phase out have already begun but additional deadlines …
Read More »Store of the Future: Technologies Changing Retail
This presentation outlines how technology is affecting retailing and what new tools are available for retailers today. Topics include displays and signage, employee training, marketing and operations. View the presentation
Read More »Giving Your Store a Checkup
This presentation will show retailers how to sell more by increasing traffic counts, closure rates, transaction sizes and margins. It will also outline how retailers can meet key benchmarks in advertising, employees, operations and finances. View the presentation
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