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Lowe’s has announced plans to hire roughly 50,000 frontline associates across its U.S. stores this spring. The company says the 50,000 new hires will fulfill both seasonal and full-time roles at its stores ahead of the busiest home improvement selling …

Together with other leading industry organizations representing the 45,000+ independently owned hardware stores, home centers, lumberyards and paint stores across North America, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) signed onto a letter asking that the essential employees supplying …

Working well together in a business requires employees to learn and rely on each other’s  strengths. The feature story shows how DiSC personality profiles can help guide those lessons. After finding out how retailers have used DiSC assessments to improve …

Reserve your seat for upcoming live webinars or view past webinars. Upcoming Webinars PROJECT MANAGEMENT – FEB. 17 AT 2 P.M. NHPA’s Dan Tratensek and The Farnsworth Group’s Jim Robisch discuss the various factors impacting the industry’s performance in 2020 …

Have you submitted a nomination for the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s (NHPA) 2021 Young Retailer of the Year program? The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 28. Why Nominate? Honorees benefit from exposure for themselves and the businesses …

It’s a new year, which means it’s an excellent time to look at leadership development training for your new managers. Have you considered the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s (NHPA) Foundations of Leadership program? The program offers three different …

Before becoming members of the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) board of directors, the following four retailers were developing notable careers in the industry and getting recognized for their accomplishments. Jackie Sacks of Round Top Mercantile in Texas …

Dan Harris has accomplished a tremendous amount in the independent home improvement industry for a man who sought a hardware store job just to work his way through college. Decades later, Harris now oversees two thriving retail businesses and is …