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Emphasize the Priorities of Remodelers


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By Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org

Attracting or keeping pro remodelers’ business requires focusing on what matters most to them.

Many of the home remodelers who participated in a contractor study from the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) use big-box home centers as their primary sources of supplies.

However, contractors who made a recent switch in suppliers left big-box home centers and took their business to other types of operations, such as hardware stores.

The top reasons contractors changed loyalties were that the new source offers a wider selection of products, better prices, higher quality service, higher quality products and their preferred brands—all motivators related to why they chose their primary suppliers in the first place.

Applied to Retail
Don’t assume your operation is excelling in the areas that your home remodeler customers value, even if you currently have their loyalty.

You need to keep pro contractors’ priorities constantly in mind and regularly reassess how well you’re offering what they need.

Keep your retail outlet well stocked and competitive on price. Stay in tune with how quickly your customers need deliveries, and revisit your product mix regularly.

Communicate often with your pro customers so you can adapt to keep them happy. Then, work to stay ahead of them by setting new delivery speed goals and developing plans for regularly comparing prices with competitors.

About 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.”

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