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Whether a retailer already has an extensive grilling category, is looking to improve upon an existing grilling category or is brand new to the category completely, sometimes all it takes is the smell of mouth-watering food to lure customers through …

Holding a DIY craft workshop is an effective way to get customers together and promote your store’s categories. Michelle Schefter, owner of Langdon Hardware in Langdon, North Dakota, finds it’s also an opportunity to support other local businesses. Earlier this …

Customers visiting Keim Lumber in Charm, Ohio, during the store’s recent anniversary sale saw a stunning sight as soon as they walked in the door. In the store’s lobby hung a large chandelier made of more than 1,700 paper flowers, …

The first day a store is open for business means a lot of emotions and questions for an owner, including excitement, trepidation, pride and the always-present inner voice asking, “Will anyone show up?” So, when a plan comes together like …

It’s an oft-heard cliché with time-tested locations: If these walls could talk. So, first-time customers may be surprised when they walk into Seiler’s Hardware in Three Forks, Montana. The store, open for 30-plus years and under the ownership of Ryan …

Marshall Hardware in Duluth, Minnesota, has kept a tradition alive for over 15 years. What started as an employee bowling team has seen some changes during that time, but one thing hasn’t changed: Marshall Hardware still knows how to get …

A hardware store can be a busy, noisy place. A key machine could be cutting a new set of keys, or a paint mixer might be firing up. But that noise, and those potential distractions, are just what Ohio company Circle …

At Crest Hardware in Brooklyn, New York, creativity and art are part of the store’s culture. In addition to being a destination for all types of home improvement items, the store is home to the annual Crest Hardware Art Show, …