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Are you ready to add your voice to the Small Business Rising movement? Use your social media channels to amplify the message. Small Business Rising, a new coalition of independent businesses, launched in April urging policymakers to reign in monopolies …

Does your team reflect the diversity of the community you serve? Do you want to take steps toward hiring and leading a more diverse team? Then you’ll want to mark your calendar to attend the North American Hardware and Paint …

Michael McLarney, president Hardlines Inc., announced the launch of HR Advisor, a free newsletter designed to keep business owners and managers informed about human resources issues and concerns. To ensure retailers get guidance to help manage and support their teams, …

In the April edition of Hardware Retailing, explore how keeping a sharp focus on the key retail metrics that define your business can help you streamline your operation. Now, get more resources to help you identify and improve your business’s …

Part of the process of cleaning up, finding a place to safely dispose of leftover paint can be a challenge for many paint customers. PaintCare, a nonprofit organization created by paint manufacturers, operates paint stewardship programs in some states that …

Behind every facet of your business are constantly shifting numbers that offer insight and opportunity for running a more goal-focused, successful operation. It’s not enough to identify these key retail metrics once. High-performance retailers are tracking these figures consistently, observing …

You may have settled on a great idea for your next new niche category, but where do you source it? Oftentimes, you may need to go outside of your primary wholesaler, and the vendor you choose can make or break …

In today’s digital world, it takes more than just an address on the internet to capture the attention of existing and potential customers. A company’s website not only needs to make a good first impression visually, it needs to have …