Retail sales just notched their best month since 2012, according to the National Retail Federation, and the industry has added almost one million jobs since 2010. But those positive stats obscure a more complex and potentially troubling story in retail—particularly …
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Trend Spotting: Millennial Buying Habits, Social Media Hot Topics at NRHA All-Industry Conference
They’re tech-savvy multitaskers known to be motivated by instant gratification and recognition. By now, you’ve likely heard about the characteristics of the millennial generation, but how much do you really know about their home buying preferences or how they could …
Read More »Taking Care of Business: Statistics Show…Retailers Rely on Research
Here are a few quick numbers most everyone is familiar with… Four out of five doctors recommend chewing Trident gum. You only use 10 percent of your brain. Seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. My wife …
Read More »Who’s Buying Houses? A Quick Look at Some Emerging Demographics
It’s an age-old tale: A new customer comes into your store and you find out he’s renting an apartment nearby. A couple of years later, he’s in the store buying paint and fixtures for his starter home. Down the road, …
Read More »2013 Market Measure: The Industry’s Annual Report
To watch the full video, click here. This presentation is packed full of industry data covering the health and future of the home improvement industry. We cover everything from financial benchmarks and distributor performance data to housing market updates and …
Read More »RETAIL THERAPY: The Right Stuff
When I was younger I wanted to open a chain of stores. The stores would be part shoe retailer, part hair salon and part pub, and I wanted to name them Jaime’s Shoes, Dos and Brews. While this was just …
Read More »Survey: Independent Retailers Increasing Small Business Saturday Promotions
With five fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many small business owners say they’ll be ramping up efforts to get customers into stores during the holiday shopping season. According to the second annual Small Business Saturday Insights Survey, recently …
Read More »Get Paid By Taking Surveys
Hardware Retailing is looking for your opinions and will pay you for sharing them. The home improvement industry has been relying on industry research from NRHA and Hardware Retailing for more than 100 years. Now, to get even more feedback from retailing’s front …
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