At any given moment, there are at least half a dozen social media platforms out there. Adding yet another account and figuring out what to post and how to grow your follower account can seem daunting. When it comes to …
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Door Hardware and Security Product Wholesaler Unveils New Brand
Midwest Wholesale Hardware Holdings has unveiled a new brand identity to reflect a renewed focus on providing total product solutions and technical support to retailers. Midwest Wholesale Hardware Holdings owns national door hardware wholesalers Midwest Wholesale Hardware, Akron Hardware, Strauss …
Read More »Hardware Retailing April: Do it Best Distributor Profile
Check out the April issue of Hardware Retailing to get a close-up look at Do it Best’s latest initiatives and goals for the future. The April issue continues the magazine’s distributor profile series, exploring Do it Best’s supply chain initiatives, marketing resources for …
Read More »Robot Team Introduces Latest Creation to Hardware Store Crowd
Visitors to Jerry’s Hardware in Edina, Minnesota, in November might have thought they traveled to the future where robot assistants can aid their shopping. In reality, it was just the work of skilled high school students and an area robot …
Read More »3 Ways Your Business Can Support Youth Farming Clubs
Youth farming organizations, like Future Farmers of America and 4-H, are vital for the agriculture industry and for the hardware retail businesses that supply local communities. The latest crop of kids raising hogs, sheep and cattle are the next generation of customers …
Read More »Fishing Products and Services Can Catch the Public’s Interest
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Chad Husted, chusted@nrha.org Luring Them In Fishing and outdoor enthusiasts are all about the experience. Whether it’s the first rays of sunlight hitting a stream at dawn or the tug on the …
Read More »Retailer Gives Gifts Out Using Social Media
At Turkstra Lumber, a business with 11 locations around Ontario, Canada, the familiar telethon got a makeover. Last October, Mitch MacLellan, social media and marketing director, and Jamie Crickmore, manager of the company’s trim and door division, sat down in …
Read More »Retailer Trio Tops the Radio Charts
Not every retailer gets an audience of a few million consumers at once. But that’s just a regular Saturday morning for Andy Amrhein, owner of Evey True Value Hardware in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. For more than 25 years, every Saturday …
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