If you’re not making price changes today, you may not be in business tomorrow. That’s the stark reality of a market plagued by higher-than-normal inflation and supply chain issues. When cost outruns the shelf price, retailers who fail to keep …
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4 Pricing Best Practices Every New Manager Should Know
Understanding how to effectively set prices could be intimidating for a new manager. Like many facets of retailing, pricing strategy is part art and part science. How a retailer sets prices will have a direct impact on the viability of …
Read More »Blish-Mize Fall Market Highlights Deals, Future Plans
Whether it was the Kansas City Chiefs home opener win on Thursday night, the product assortments, the pricing, or a combination of everything, spirits were high on the floor of the Blish-Mize Fall Market in Overland Park, Kansas over the …
Read More »Northern Tool + Equipment Turns to AI for Pricing Strategy
To improves its pricing strategy, home improvement chain Northern Tool + Equipment has partnered with Revionics, an Aptos Company, as its intelligent pricing platform. Revionics specializes in pricing, promotions and advanced analytics solutions. Northern Tool + Equipment will use the …
Read More »How Jackson Center PRO Competes on Price
Jackson Center PRO Hardware is making an art of competitive pricing. The Jackson Center, Ohio, store currently has about 3,000 square feet of selling space, but the size isn’t preventing it from beating the big boxes on quality and price. …
Read More »Make Training Part of Your 2020 Growth Strategy
What’s your training goal for the new year? The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) makes executing a plan easy, no matter how many team members you have or where there are opportunities in your operation for additional education. Here …
Read More »The 10 Issue: Discover Quick-Hitting Operations Tips
With a whoosh, the 10 list issue of Hardware Retailing has returned. This year, we’re exploring all sides of the independent home improvement industry with a twist. You’ll be able to fly through these 10 lists, but you’ll come away …
Read More »How I Did It: Increased Annual Sales From $1M to $6M
Having started in lumberyard management early in his career, Jeff Van Well is in a fairly ideal position to turn a struggling lumberyard around. He found that opportunity in 2016 at A2Z Home Center. The Chino Valley, Arizona, operation was …
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