Recent Features
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Ace Hardware Plays Hardball with MLB National Partnership
Ace Hardware has entered into a multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball, becoming the league’s Official Hardware and Home Improvement…
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Southern Yellow Pine Futures Launch Offers New Tool for Retailers; Do it Best Executes First Trade
Southern Yellow Pine futures begin trading on the CME, offering price stability and risk management for U.S. lumberyards and retailers.…
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Blooming With Purpose & More in the April Issue
Also Inside: Exclusive Q&A with House-Hasson CEO Steve Henry; How Healthy Is Your Business? 5 Key Metrics; NEW! Enter the…
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Blooming With Purpose
Bayport Flower Houses in Bayport, N.Y., has carved out a unique niche by rooting its business in sustainability—growing community, loyalty…
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Face-to-Face Still Matters
House-Hasson president and CEO Steve Henry talks markets, territory growth and why shaking hands still beats sending links. Henry has…
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How Healthy Is Your Business? These 5 Metrics Will Tell You
From labor ratios to GMROI, these Key Performance Indicators can reveal what’s working—and what isn’t—inside your hardware store. These five…
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Village Hardware Finds the Bright Side of Going Solar
When Jeff Evers built a new store in Findlay, Ohio, he saw an opportunity to go solar. Driven by smart…
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster: Do it Best and True Value Host First Joint Spring Market in Orlando
Retailers exit the Market Kickoff, where Do it Best and True Value leaders laid out their shared vision, and head…
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Independent Dealers Sound Off about Do it Best Spring Market Experience
James and Christa McNeill of Chipley Hardware in Chipley, Fla., called the event a much-needed shift. “We’re excited to partner…
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U.S. Tariffs Pose Challenges for Independent Hardware Retailers; Buying Groups Respond
Retailers at the Orgill Spring Market in New Orleans took advantage of special discounts on over 55,000 items to get…
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