Features
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2026 Beacon Awards: Contractor Smarts Drive Fast Growth
Before Riverside Building Materials opened its doors to the public, David Reyna gave the business a test run. For several…
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2026 Beacon Awards: Navigating the Local Current
Tommy Simpson was having a bad day when he learned he had won the 2026 Retail Beacon Award. He was…
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2026 Beacon Awards: Hitching Onto a Bigger Idea
Three times in one week, customers walked into Big Rapids Cash & Carry looking for a trailer hitch. Each time,…
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2026 Beacon Awards: Building on Brotherly Love
Mark and Joe Jaconski have grown Stanley’s True Value Hardware in Philadelphia and Oreland, Pennsylvania, strengthening their partnership while preparing…
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Do it Best Reports $5 Billion in Sales as True Value Integration Advances
Do it Best Group closed fiscal 2026 with $5 billion in consolidated sales, up 3.8% from the previous fiscal year,…
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How to Protect From Theft Without Losing the Sale
Hardware retailers confronting theft face an uncomfortable balancing act: Protect merchandise aggressively enough to reduce shrink versus keeping your store…
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Do it Best Group to Close Montgomery Distribution Center, Shift Volume to Wilkes-Barre
Do it Best Group will cease operations at its Montgomery, New York, distribution center in the second quarter of 2027,…
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Special Section: Winter Products Report
For all the sophistication available to forecast and manage inventory, few hardware categories remain as dependent on one uncontrollable variable…
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2026 IHI Conference Recap: Ideas, Connections and a Look Ahead
Retailers arrived at the 2026 Independent Home Improvement Conference (IHI Conference) with plenty to talk about. Technology is advancing quickly.…
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