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For the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and Hardware Retailing, Twitter and Facebook have become avenues for sharing your stories and connecting in a way that might give you a laugh or answer a question. On those social media platforms, we’ve gotten to share some great stories, …

The Hardware Marketing Council met earlier this month for a conference designed to connect home improvement industry leaders with each other. The group, which meets twice per year, is made up of  sales and marketing leaders from manufacturers that make products …

Located in the heart of Ontario’s idyllic Prince Edward County, Picton could very well be the small town that most people imagine when they reminisce about the “good old days.” Beautiful views of Prince Edward Bay flank Picton’s vibrant main street. Small, locally owned shops …

Some consumers might complain about retailers’ push to make Thanksgiving a big shopping day, but others would even shop on Christmas, if given the opportunity. About 18 percent of American consumers would head to retail outlets if they opened at …

Social media is now part of every aspect of many people’s lives. In fact, more than half of all adults use more than one social media platform, according to Pew Research Center. To keep up with consumers’ engagement with social media, more than 90 …

House-Hasson Hardware is moving to stop issuing checks, invoices, and statements to its vendors and dealers. Not in the mail, anyway. “We’re phasing in a program we call ‘go green’ through the balance of 2015 to make all payments electronically …

True Value Company has announced that Marcus Lemonis, host of CNBC’s hit show “The Profit,” will give the keynote address at the opening of the company’s three-day 2016 Spring Reunion. Lemonis will speak Feb. 18 before the True Value Reunion, which runs Feb. …

The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) welcomed attendees from across the home improvement channel to its first-ever State of Independents Conference Dec. 10 in Chicago. The 2015 NRHA State of Independents Conference, sponsored by the National Hardware Show®, was …