In November 2021, Hardware Retailing shared how Brownsboro Hardware & Paint and other retailers honor military veterans by participating in the Wreaths Across America event. This year, Brownsboro Hardware went above and beyond, donating nearly 6,000 wreaths and placing them …
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Rocky’s Ace Hardware is a Retail Hall of Fame Inductee
Rocky’s Ace Hardware, one of the country’s largest family-owned Ace Hardware dealers, was recently honored with the Award of Excellence in Retail by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts (RAM) and inducted into the Retail Hall of Fame. Recipients are nominated by …
Read More »Houzz Predicts Top Home Design Trends for 2023
Houzz, the leading home and design platform, recently released its top 10 home design trend predictions for 2023. As you plan your buying strategies for the new year, consider these emerging trends and what products you can stock to help …
Read More »Dave Christmas Retiring From Hardlines Distribution Alliance
After nearly 20 years with the company, Distribution America (DA) CEO Dave Christmas will be retiring at the end of 2022. In celebration of his long-time service in the independent home improvement channel, Hardware Retailing talked to Christmas about his …
Read More »Lancaster Announces New Online Ordering Platform
In an effort to better serve its customers, Lancaster released a new online store and ordering platform. Senior marketing coordinator lead Nick Weiner says the company worked closely with software developer Chris Bevan to create the new site, which will …
Read More »In Memoriam: Norbert Allen Newman
Norbert Allen Newman, 71, of Greenwood, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly on November 27. He was born on September 6, 1951, in Canandaigua, New York, to Danny Harry Newman and Lellean Joyce (Ostrander) Newman. Norbert graduated with a degree in architecture …
Read More »Ace Hardware Reports Record Online Sales Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Ace Hardware logged record online sales over the peak five-day holiday shopping weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. Ace Hardware saw record single-day online sales on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday, fueled by strong demand for grills and smokers, …
Read More »Retailers See Record Number of Shoppers Over 2022 Thanksgiving Weekend
A record 196.7 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the 2022 Thanksgiving weekend, which included the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and …
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