Recent Features, News & Products from Hardware Connection
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House-Hasson Market Adjusts Schedule Ahead of Major Winter Storm
With a significant winter storm forecast to impact the Midstate this weekend, House-Hasson Hardware announced a change in plans for its Market event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention …
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Tom Delph, Industry Mentor and Beacon Awards Founder, Passes Away at 92
Tom Delph, a longtime hardware industry leader and mentor, played a central role in connecting retailers, manufacturers and trade publications across more than five decades. Thomas “Tom” Delph, a longtime …
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Inside NRF Big Show 2026: Tech, Data and the Store Experience
Thousands of retailers, technology providers and industry leaders filled New York City’s Javits Center for NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show, where more than 1,000 exhibitors and dozens of sessions explored …
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Real-World Lessons from Retailers Who Are Getting It Right—January 14th Issue
Hardware Connection January 14th issue — A Century Club cover story, a Retailer2Retailer about saving lives, and a thought leadership Q&A with an Orgill EVP about consultative selling anchor our …
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Lummus Supply Co. is Still Building After 100 Years
Five generations of the Lummus family have now worked in and helped manage Lummus Supply Co. as it reaches its 100-year milestone. (From left) Reid Lummus, vice president of operations; …
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A Mother’s Grief Becomes a Mission That Saves Lives at Stan’s Ace Hardware
By Michelle Leopold — Michelle Leopold, co-owner of Stan’s Ace Hardware, has turned personal tragedy into a community mission, helping thousands of people learn how to recognize and reverse an …
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Consultative Sales, The New Standard—Q&A with Orgill’s David Mobley
Mobley, Orgill’s executive vice president of sales, has spent more than two decades with the company in sales leadership roles and now helps guide its consultative sales strategy for independent …
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R.P. Lumber Opens 91st Location in Carlyle, Illinois
R.P. Lumber has opened its 91st location with the debut of a remodeled home center in Carlyle, Ill., expanding the family-owned company’s footprint in Clinton County. The Carlyle store at …
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Ace Hardware Ranks Among Top Brands on Forbes 2026 Best Customer Service List
Ace Hardware has received multiple national recognitions recently, including placement on Forbes’ 2026 Best Customer Service list, and a 2025 Ecommerce UX Award from the Baymard Institute for its digital …
