Young Retailer of the Year honorees were recognized at a reception as part of the 2023 NHPA Independents Conference. The Young Retailer of the Year awards highlight the next generation of aspiring independent home improvement and paint retailers and recognize …
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STIHL Announces Executive Transition
Chris Keffer, current senior vice president of sales and marketing for STIHL Inc., has been promoted to president and CEO and will assume the new role starting on Aug. 4. Keffer succeeds Terry Horan, who has been appointed to the …
Read More »Reenergize Your Staff With This Top Industry Program
If you’re merely working in your business rather than on it, the Retail Management Certification Program is the key to reenergizing your operation and your key leaders. Created by the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA), the course prepares …
Read More »NHPA Announces 11 Young Retailer of the Year Honorees
The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Young Retailer of the Year award. These dynamic individuals were selected from a field of inspiring independent home improvement retailers under the age of 35 …
Read More »8 Retailers Attend NHPA Management Program After Receiving Scholarships From STIHL Inc.
Eight home improvement retailers from across the nation recently graduated from the North American Hardware and Paint Association’s (NHPA) Retail Management Certification Program (RMCP) after each received a $5,000 scholarship to attend the program from Virginia Beach-based STIHL Inc. RMCP …
Read More »4 Ways to Make Your Outdoor Power Equipment Category a Destination
In 2010, Dave and Candy Gutierrez, owners of Placerville True Value, were looking to expand their one-store operation to fit their succession plan for their twin sons. Around that time, the owner of Airhill General Hardware in Penn Valley, California, …
Read More »STIHL Names New Director of Sales
Outdoor power equipment manufacturer STIHL has appointed Murray Bishop as the company’s director of sales. Bishop is a 21-year veteran of STIHL and most recently served as the branch director at Pacific STIHL. In his new role, Bishop will oversee …
Read More »STIHL Donates 110 Battery-Powered Mowers to The Fuller Center
At the kickoff of the 2019 NRHA STIHL Foundations of Leadership Conference, STIHL announced a donation of 110 battery-powered lawn mowers to The Fuller Center for Housing. Roger Phelps, corporate communications manager of STIHL, delivered the donation on behalf of …
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