As consumers pinch pennies and competition from big boxes and e-commerce companies gets tougher, the need for independent retailers to differentiate their operations is even more important. One way local operators can become the place to be is to enhance …
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Preventing Pesky Pests With Animal Traps Rentals
Customers at Beisswenger’s in New Brighton, Minnesota, have access to an unusual but necessary product for rent—live animal traps. The store rents live traps for a more humane trapping and removal process for mice, voles, chipmunks, rats, squirrels, rabbits, opossums, …
Read More »6 Ideas for Tailoring Services to Your Community’s Needs
Combining your hobbies and the needs of your community into one hyper local service can make your business a key service provider across a wide area. Read on to learn how two retailers have captured their local markets with vital …
Read More »RSVP Yes: How Adding an Event Venue Can Boost Your Business
Sunlight trickles through the trees as staff members set out chairs, lay the aisle runner and clear a space for the band, all in preparation for a special celebration. This isn’t your ordinary event venue, however. Tucked behind Crest True …
Read More »Lamp Repair Services That Shine
At Rollier’s Hardware, the store is stocked with parts, pieces and wires for customers to perform their own lamp repairs. But if they would rather leave the repairs to the pros, Rollier’s employs two staff members who specialize in lamp …
Read More »Sebastopol Hardware Offers Pet Services
Known for its extensive pet department, Sebastopol Hardware in Sebastopol, California, doesn’t just sell pet products, but also offers pet services. Sebastopol Hardware has also partnered with Waggin Smiles, a local mobile teeth cleaning service for dogs and cats. Waggin …
Read More »Service That’s Always on Time
For over 30 years, Wolff Kubly Ace Hardware has kept area residents on time with its watch and clock service center. The Wolff Kubly Time Center, located in Middleton, Wisconsin, repairs watches and clocks, and customers can also purchase watches, …
Read More »How the Rental Category Keeps Retailers Agile
If 2020 has offered any concrete lesson, it’s that retail can shift in the blink of an eye. For the past nine months, retailers in every sector have had to find new ways to operate safely, meet new consumer trends …
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