The Hardware Connection

Business Conditions from Around the Country February 2020

Herb, Todd, Suzanne, David and Terry Tennies are the family members running Tennies Ace, which was founded by Ben Tennies…

If you have two or more stockholders in your business, or if you are thinking about adding a new stockholder,…

Rob Bantly, the fifth-generation owner of Bantly Hardware in Johnstown, Pa., persevered to guide the business to recover after a…

This article might seem like a repeat and in a way, it is a repeat. A few years back, the…

Brian Mushel» NORTHEAST Sales and customer counts in 2019? Everything has been up and up this year. We’re up about 12…

Carol Spieckerman» Carol Spieckerman, a global expert on retail trajectories and transmedia brand platforms, gave a presentation at Do it…

Q.P. Ace Hardware in Lincoln, Neb., has started selling electric bicycles.» Riding Forward with E-Bikes Doug Long, owner of Q.P.…

Nailed It Hardware holds regular workshops to build a connection with customers who are looking to be inspired through craft…

Scott Jensen has been drawing Digby’s Hardware cartoon since the first issue of *The Hardware Connection*. He is shown here…

Blackhawk Hardware in Charlotte promotes free store pickup or delivery for online orders.» Hardware retailers, like all other types of…