Amazon Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual shopping event, set new records for the company, leading to more sales than Amazon’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday events combined. Amazon says that worldwide, Prime members purchased more than 175 million items …
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4 Spaces to Explore at spoga+gafa 2019
This year’s leading international lawn and garden event is right around the corner. spoga+gafa 2019 takes place Sept. 1-3 in Cologne, Germany, and there will be nearly limitless opportunities to learn more about lawn and garden and exciting new products …
Read More »NRHA Co-Locates 2 Events at the Independent Garden Center Show
At the Independent Garden Center Show (IGC), to be held Aug. 13-15, home improvement retailers can take advantage of three co-located events to help new opportunities bloom at their operations. The Independent Home Improvement Show—Powered by the National Hardware Show® …
Read More »Ace Hardware Names Benjamin Moore Its Preferred Paint Supplier
Ace Hardware Corp. and Benjamin Moore have announced an expanded relationship that will make Benjamin Moore paints more widely available to DIY customers through locally owned Ace Hardware stores. The co-op has named the paint manufacturer its preferred paint supplier …
Read More »Fulcrum Building Group Acquires South Bay Lumber and Navarre Lumber
Silver Canyon Group, a San Diego-based private equity investment firm, has formed Fulcrum Building Group to acquire a majority interest in South Bay Lumber of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Navarre Lumber of Navarre, Florida. South Bay and Navarre have …
Read More »True Value Invites Retailers to Fall 2019 Reunion
True Value president and CEO John Hartmann is personally inviting retailers to attend the company’s Fall 2019 Reunion in Chicago, taking place Oct. 3-6 at McCormick Place. Watch the video above to hear about new changes to this year’s Reunion …
Read More »Connect to Pointy’s Online Possibilities With Free Webinars
New webinars from North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) business services partner Pointy can help you strengthen your online presence and bring new customers through the doors. By connecting to your barcode scanner and POS system, Pointy technology captures each …
Read More »Sales Continue Strong at United Hardware Fall and Winter Dealer Market
As the year hits its midpoint, independent retailers gathering at the United Hardware Fall and Winter Dealer Market gave reports of solid sales in the first and second quarters. At the market, held June 28-30 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, …
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