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Kate Klein

Kate is profiles editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and industry events and writes about retailers' unique contributions to the independent home improvement sector. She graduated from Cedarville University in her home state of Ohio, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English and minored in creative writing. She loves being an aunt, teaching writing to kids, running, reading, farm living and, as Walt Whitman says, traveling the open road, “healthy, free, the world before me.”

Business Owners Feel Weight of Economic Uncertainty

Small business owners have recently expressed more uncertainty about the economy than they have in over four decades, according to a Nov. 2 report from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). The information comes from the NFIB Uncertainty Index. The index shows …

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PRO Group Promotes Kalbach to Vice President

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PRO Group, Inc. has promoted Shari Kalbach from managing director to vice president, advancing her to a position in which she will oversee merchandising and marketing for the organization. “Shari’s outstanding work ethic, devotion to PRO Group customers and staff and …

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Target to Try In-Store Farming

Target

Here’s an unusual alternative to a garden center or farmer’s market: In-store vertical farms for growing and selling fresh produce. Target is planning to test vertical farming in some U.S. stores in spring 2017, potentially allowing customers to see how their green vegetables …

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Home Depot Exec: Happy Workers, Better Store

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How employees interact with each other and customers directly relates to store performance, according to Home Depot executive Ann-Marie Campbell. This fall, Campbell—who is executive vice president of U.S. stores—ranked No. 20 on Fortune‘s 2016 Most Powerful Women List, which highlights the American business world’s most important female executives. …

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Let Customers Know Your Business Is a Better Investment

Local Advantages

Your customers likely understand that shopping at locally owned stores benefits the community, but why not use hard numbers to drive the point home? You have access to data specific to the independent home improvement industry, courtesy of the Home …

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What Business Issues Will Be on State Ballots on Nov. 8?

Business Issues

A Quick Look Wage laws have inspired debate and concern all throughout 2016, and those conversations will continue into November’s general election. Multiple states will vote on proposed changes to minimum wage rules. A few states are considering other retail- …

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Home Depot’s Technology Strategies vs. Amazon

Home Depot

Industry observers are taking notice—Home Depot’s technology and online business strategies are helping the company grow and compete in e-commerce, despite Amazon’s online retail dominance. The retailer’s “largest and arguably most important investment has been the roughly $4 billion it will spend from …

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Do it Best Awards Training Scholarship to Idaho Retailer

Do it Best

Do it Best Corp. president and CEO Dan Starr was on hand to present an Idaho retailer with a scholarship to the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program. Do it Best provided Andrew Brubaker from Pro X Home Center …

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