The employees at Moscow and Pullman Do it Best Building Supplies understand the adage about giving a man a fish, and they put the meaning behind it to work with their annual food drive, which continues to get bigger each …
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Turning Hardware into a Work of Art
Over the past couple months, customers coming into K&B True Value looking for tools and paint were probably surprised to find something a little different: tools, paint and other products with an artistic twist. The creative and entertaining environment was …
Read More »A Rose Is a Rose—and a Mother’s Day Promotion
Want a rosy promotion this Mother’s Day? Turn to your local Rosarians for help. At South Hills True Value in South Hills, Pa., owners Jim and Terre Ertzman and their staff horticulturist saw Mother’s Day, the spring weather and the …
Read More »Ready to Race: Cub Scouts Test Cars at Local Store
For lovers of car racing, NASCAR, the Grand Prix and the Indy 500, nothing revs their engines like the sound of a starting gun. For many Cub Scouts, however, that sound also means pinewood derby time. Enter Northbrook Ace Hardware …
Read More »Retailer Offers Tools, Paint—and a Ticket to the Theater
When residents of Lake Wales, Fla., want to buy tickets to their local theater, they know where to go—and it’s surprisingly not where you might think. Instead of stopping in at a local box office, they stop by Cliff’s True …
Read More »Reach Out to New Residents with Customizable Gift Certificates
Many stores offer new-residents packets that contain gift certificates and welcome notes to invite new neighbors into the store with hopes they’ll become new customers. But when you put together these offers, remember the client base you’re serving. Most of …
Read More »Gillman Rests Easy with Mattress Sales
A few years ago, Charlie Gillman, owner of Gillman Do it Best Home Center, and his wife were shopping for a new mattress. They were having trouble finding exactly what they wanted, so when a Serta representative stopped at the …
Read More »SPONSORED: A New Way to Look at Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning has its roots in several cultures around the world and was a necessity in cold climates as coal became the prominent source of heat. As homes were scoured of filthy coal dust each spring, the practice became a …
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