Four Buckets for Financial Security
By Gary Pittsford, CFP® Business owners should start thinking about their financial security at an early age. Over the last…
Turning Your Website Into a Selling Tool
By Chris Jensen Majestic’s Hardware in Gardiner, N.Y., promotes e-commerce sales through Facebook posts.» The retail arena continues to change…
How Retailers are Coping with COVID-19
Social distancing guidelines were sometimes tricky for essential businesses to navigate.» Retailers around the world, operating all kinds of stores,…
U.S. Issues New Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber
Family owned and operated since 1954, Golden State Lumber operates six lumberyards in northern California.» The U.S. Department of Commerce…
Are You Selling or Buying a Business?
By Gary Pittsford® Consolidation is a growing trend in the industry, which means most hardware retailers are either looking to…
How’s Business? Business Conditions Across the Country
Second-generation Owner Gregg Wesche has been working at Overland Hardware since 1975.» MIDWEST Sales and customer counts in 2020? What…
Holiday Display Ideas
A’s Home Center, Manasquan, N.J.» The holiday selling season often determines whether a store has a good year or a…
Unleashing the Power of Digital Marketing
By Chris Jensen Peter and Beth Ballhaussen have relied on digital marketing tools to grow their business, Town Hardware &…
Take Advantage of a Smart Way to Reduce Your Tax Bill
By Craig Cope Robert Kiyosaki once said, “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep,…
Key Ways for LBM Businesses to Use Technology to Adapt to Pandemic Operations
John Maiuri From forced business closures to supply chain obstacles, the COVID-19 pandemic has directly impacted nearly every industry—the lumber…
