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 …
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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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To download a PDF of this story, click here. To download the Impulse Selling Guide, visit hardwareretailing.com/sell-impulse. What Sells & How Do You Sell It? Whether it’s the pharmacy or the office supply store down the road, retailers use strategic merchandising when stocking their shelves …
Read More »An Old Feel in a New Store
When customers walk into Palmer Lumber & Hardware in Palmer, Kansas, they’re stepping into a building that’s almost brand-new. But if they take a quick look around, they might notice a few old pieces in the store, such as the …
Read More »When Practical Meets Fashionable
To download a PDF of this story, click here. To download the Work Wear Selling Guide, visit hardwareretailing.com/work-wear. Retailers Share Top Trends and Tips in Clothing and Work Wear From farmers and fisherman to glammed-up rodeo contestants, consumers across the country are visiting home improvement …
Read More »Displaying Good Scents: Using Fragrance to Give Product Displays Extra Pop
By Roger Bensinger Imagine two product displays for flowerpots in the garden section of a hardware store. When you walk up to the first one, your nose fills with the unpleasant scent of vinyl garden hoses hanging a few feet …
Read More »Shed Transformations a Rising Trend
Many homeowners use their backyard sheds as extensions of their garage, where they stash all the lawn and garden items they can’t fit anywhere else. While some use every square inch of this space, owners leave many sheds all but abandoned and in disarray. Thanks …
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