The large wooden wrench hanging from the store’s ceiling and the vintage vacuum cleaner decorated with mosaic tiles aren’t typical decor for Highland Hardware & Bike Shop. But the Holyoke, Massachusetts, store became an offbeat art gallery from mid-September through …
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Halloween-Themed Window Is ‘Talk of the Town’
The brooms displayed horizontally like flying witches’ brooms in the window at Troup True Value make for a playful Halloween display. And the note with them is a fun play on words: “Witch Broom?” Cindy Troup, co-owner of the store in Sinton, Texas, found inspiration …
Read More »Engage Customers With Entertainment
View a PDF of this story and download premade shoppertainment games you can implement in your store! Shoppers drive out of their way to buy lattes at Starbucks and earn their loyalty stars. They take their families to Cabela’s to marvel at the indoor …
Read More »Hand and Power Tool Selling Guide
In Hardware Retailing‘s November issue, editors spoke with high-performing retailers in the hand and power tool category. These retailers identified best practices they implement to cater to both the professional and DIY customer base. To share these best practices with your …
Read More »Hand and Power Tool Best Practices
Hardware Retailing editors spoke with high-performing hand and power tool retailers in its November issue. The story highlighted four different hand and power tool best practices for strengthening customer relationships and below we have provided two additional best practices. We have …
Read More »Brutally Honest: Peer Critiques Push Business Growth
To view a PDF of this story, click here. Visit hardwareretailing.com/peer-critique for a critique sheet and hardwareretailing.com/store-tours for a tour of the two different stores. The partnerships started as a pact between three California retailers who knew each other through their co-op. The store …
Read More »Barn Look Reflects Store’s Primary Business
Customers who look for fencing and halters for horses at Race Brothers Farm & Home Supply in Carthage, Missouri, get a small reminder of life on the farm as they shop for those products. They walk through the entrance of …
Read More »Impulse Products Selling Guide
In the July issue of Hardware Retailing magazine, retailers shared which impulse products work for their store and how they merchandise these products to make them more enticing to consumers. To read the full article click here. To get a …
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