At Steve’s Ace Home & Garden in Dubuque, Iowa, customers can find many unique items. From power tools and garden hoses to cloth diapers and child proofing products, this store has it all. Although the business began as a home and garden center, other businesses …
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Dan Tratensek Presents: Kitchen and Party Favor Products
Finding new products and building up your inventory can be a daunting task at times. To help you discover the latest and greatest innovations on the market, Hardware Retailing publisher Dan Tratensek finds himself at Fusek’s True Value Hardware in …
Read More »Dan Tratensek Presents: Lawn and Garden Products
Click here to view the video. Finding new products and building up your inventory can be a daunting task at times. To help you discover the latest and greatest innovations on the market, Hardware Retailing publisher Dan Tratensek went to Fusek’s …
Read More »Using Technology to Improve Retail
In the September issue of Hardware Retailing, we looked at six areas of your business where technology can help make your store a true “smart store.” In this video, we’ll further explore those six areas and learn more about how …
Read More »Kief Hardware Keeps Things Interesting
Ever since buying his first store at age 23, James Cabirac hasn’t been afraid to try new things. Whether that means adding a milkshake machine to his salesfloor or hosting Pokemon Go parties, he makes sure to infuse fun into …
Read More »Dan Tratensek Presents: Products with Cool Names
Click here to view the video. Finding new products and building up your inventory can be a daunting task at times. To help you discover the latest and greatest innovations on the market, Hardware Retailing publisher Dan Tratensek is back …
Read More »Hardware Store Unites Businesses After Orlando Shooting
On June 12, Walter Toole woke up early for work, unaware that a gunman had gone on a shooting rampage a few blocks from a hardware store Toole owns in Orlando, Florida. “My wife Patty woke me up and told me there …
Read More »Improve Your Business Today
Do you operate a typical or high-profit home improvement store? Check out this video to see how Bill, a hardware store owner, goes from operating a typical hardware store to a high-profit one, earning $100,000 more in profit each year. Once you …
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