Exclusive report: Supply Channel Update
Some team members in Do it Best’s Retail Support Center in Montgomery, N.Y., feel more comfortable wearing masks.» Retailers all…
Business Conditions Across the Country – May/June 2020
Paint has been a big seller at Nena Ace Hardware.» MIDWEST How are sales and customer counts since COVID-19 outbreak? Between…
The Faces of COVID-19
Isaac Smith is co-owner and vp-purchasing of Matt’s Building Materials in Texas.» Drew and Renee Hubiak and the staff at…
Hardware Retailers Wrestle With Safety Issues
Employees at Plummer’s Ace have been wearing masks since the end of March.» The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new levels…
10 Reasons To Be Optimistic About Retail After COVID-19
By Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor 1. Retail employees are gaining respect. Albertson’s is pushing to classify its employees as first…
Special Report: COVID-19 Update – Hardware Retailers Are Thriving During the Pandemic
By Chris Jensen City Paint & Ace Hardware in Hoboken, N.J., donated more than 300 masks to local first responders.»…
Special Report Part II: Rising Up to Battle the COVID-19 Threat
By Chris Jensen Jason and Melanie Haley of Ace Hardware of Clarkston (Mich.) are going above and beyond to serve…
In Their Own Words, Century Club Retailers Share How They Are Coping
By Chris Jensen Mitchell Cohen is the fourth-generation owner of Cohen & Co. Hardware in Philadelphia.» Mitchell CohenCohen & Co.…
Hardlines Digest Recap: How Hardware Retailers are adjusting in time of Crisis
John Fix III Amber Engle of Lumber House True Value in Abilene, Kan., prepares to take a curbside order out…
How to Retail During COVID-19
By Bob Phibbs Mazo Hardware & Rental in Mazomanie, Wis., used a Facebook post to reassure customers they are keeping…
