Recent Features, News & Products from Hardware Connection
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Do it Best Group Names Marianne Thompson to Lead Strategic Integration Efforts
Do it Best Group has appointed Marianne Thompson as executive vice president of transformation and integration, a newly created position aimed at steering the next phase of strategic alignment following …
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Store Owner Toolkit: Preparing for Tariff Disruption in Hardware Retail
Independent hardware retailers across the country are facing a growing wave of questions about how tariffs, global sourcing challenges, and market volatility might affect product pricing and inventory planning in …
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Ace Retail Holdings to Relocate Store Support Center to Overland Park
Ace Retail Holdings’ new Store Support Center at Executive Hills in Overland Park will house key operational departments and support more than 250 retail locations nationwide. The move is expected …
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Q1 2025 Earnings Roundup: Big-Box Trends Independent Retailers Should Watch
As three of the nation’s largest home improvement and rural lifestyle retailers released their Q1 2025 big-box retail earnings trends, a clear picture emerged: while overall sales growth is modest, …
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Do it Best Board Chairman Joe Taylor Calls on Independent Retailers to Say “No” to Weber
Joe Taylor is chairman of the board for Do it Best and part of the fourth generation of the Taylor family to lead Taylor’s Do it Center, a family-owned hardware …
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Ace Hardware Reports Record Q1 2025 Revenue, Strong Growth in Digital Sales, and Industry Recognition
Ace Hardware Corporation, the world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, announced record first-quarter revenues of $2.2 billion, marking a 4.2 percent increase over the same period in 2024. Despite a planned dip in net …
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Sawgrass Sisters, Tariff Talk & the 15 Best Tips from 15 Years — May/June Issue
ALSO INSIDE: How Dealers Adapt to a Changing Market; 6 Tips to Grow Big and Stay Neighborly; Fresh New Products for Your Store
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Ettore 50-Inch Grip’n Grab Reach Tool
Founded in 1936 by Italian immigrant Ettore Steccone, Ettore Products Company introduced the original brass squeegee that set a new standard in window cleaning. Nearly nine decades later, the company …
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Builder’s Best SAF-T-DUCT® Periscope
Designed for close-clearance dryer installations, allowing the dryer to be installed fewer than three inches from the wall. Telescoping design adjusts from zero to 18 inches to accommodate a variety …
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Sisters at the Helm
The couples who own Sawgrass Hardware have shared decades of friendship and family ties. A pivotal moment came during a road trip to Orgill’s 2023 Spring Dealer Market in New …