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Having an online presence is extremely important in today’s retail climate. If nothing else, a business website needs to provide directions to locations and business operating hours because consumers expect to find that basic information online. But besides hours and …

Home improvement shoppers can now order custom fixtures with the help of 3-D printers. This week, Lowe’s Innovation Labs introduced in-store and online 3-D printing and scanning services to customers searching for replacement parts and one-of-a-kind creations, according Lowe’s. Lowe’s Innovation Labs …

For the second year in a row, Do it Best Corp. has earned a spot among the top business technology innovators in the United States. InformationWeek, a publication of the business technology community, placed Do it Best Corp. in its …

To view a PDF version of this story, click here. To find links to videos showing how all of these technologies work visit to hardwareretailing.com/globalshop2015.  Technology has invaded nearly every aspect of consumers’ lives. Whether watching on-demand TV, browsing headlines on a …

In Hardware Retailing‘s May issue, retailers were able to read about trends in technology found at this year’s GlobalShop show in Las Vegas that took place in March. Technology has become extremely important to consumers, whether it’s browsing headlines on …

Amazon has finally been given the green light from U.S. federal regulators to test delivery drone outdoors, an initiative that was at a standstill earlier this year. According to a Reuters article, the Federal Aviation Administration had given approval to an Amazon …

To view a PDF of this story, click here, and visit hardwareretailing.com/e-commerce to download an interactive PDF highlighting the different elements of an effective retail website. Making the Most of Your Internet Presence By Liz Lichtenberger, llichtenberger@nrha.org and Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org In 1994, the first physical product was …

In the April issue of Hardware Retailing, our story about an operation’s online presence (“Is Anyone Doing Online Right?”) offers some tips for best practices for retailers looking to make the most of their basic websites, email marketing, social media …