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State of Independents Conference Is FREE for Retailers

If you are looking for a better understanding of where the independent home improvement retailing market is headed, want to gain insight into how other independent retailers are performing or share your thoughts on channel partnerships, you’ll want to add …

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House-Hasson Retailers Race to Market

House-Hasson Hardware is hosting its fall dealer market in Lexington, Kentucky, this year for the first time due to growth in the northern portion of its 17-state service area. Lexington was chosen as the market site because the distributor has …

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National Hardware Show® Sponsors NRHA 2015 State of Independents Conference

The National Hardware Show® has signed on to become the exclusive sponsor for the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) 2015 State of Independents Conference, which will be held Dec. 10 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. This one-day conference is …

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Industry Forecasted to Outpace Inflation

As 2015 comes to a close, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is forecasting a total of 4.2 percent growth for the home improvement industry. Growth for independent hardware stores tops at 4.8 percent, followed by home centers at 4.2 percent and lumberyards at 3.8 percent. This …

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Plan Ahead for the International Hardware Fair

It’s time to start planning if you’re going to join tens of thousands of trade visitors at the International Hardware Fair to learn about companies worldwide and view and order products. The event is slated for March 6-8 in Cologne, …

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Photo Gallery: True Value Fall Reunion

Retailers, manufacturers and other home improvement industry attendees recently flocked to the True Value Fall Reunion in Chicago. The buying show was bustling with activity as attendees networked, attended educational sessions, browsed vendor booths for trends and discovered the many special deals on …

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True Value Reunion Focuses on Wow Factor

True Value retailers gathered in the Windy City this past weekend looking for deals, networking opportunities and the chance to win $250,000 in product inventory at the co-op’s Fall Reunion, which ran from Sept. 18-20. The theme of the three-day …

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Blish-Mize Brings New Categories to Fall Market

Attendees at the 2015 Fall Blish-Mize Buying Market, held this past weekend in Overland Park, Kansas, got to see several new categories designed to help them diversify their product mix, along with a mobile ordering app they can take back to …

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