Recent Features, News & Products from Hardware Connection
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In Their Own Words, Century Club Retailers Share How They Are Coping
By Chris Jensen Mitchell Cohen is the fourth-generation owner of Cohen & Co. Hardware in Philadelphia.» Mitchell CohenCohen & Co. Hardware—founded in 1913Philadelphia, Pa. “We’re there for our customers when …
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Hardlines Digest Recap: How Hardware Retailers are adjusting in time of Crisis
John Fix III Amber Engle of Lumber House True Value in Abilene, Kan., prepares to take a curbside order out to a customer car.» As hardware retailers, we are all …
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How to Retail During COVID-19
By Bob Phibbs Mazo Hardware & Rental in Mazomanie, Wis., used a Facebook post to reassure customers they are keeping the store open and sanitized.» I know I have a …
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How Can Your Business Get Coronavirus Relief from the CARES Act?
By Gary Pittsford, CFP® In the last two months our personal lives and our business lives have been completely altered. All of the closely held businesses and the industries that …
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Do it Best Retailers Finding New Ways to Serve Their Communities
Gillman Home Centers now holds quarterly managers’ meetings via Zoom.» While being designated as “essential businesses” has allowed independent hardware stores to remain open throughout the country, the reality of …
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True Value Hardware Stores Shining A Light of Hope
Independently owned and operated True Value hardware stores across the country are joining True Value Company’s Shine-A-Light campaign by hanging decorative lights in their store front to express goodwill, hope …
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Fed Unveils New Loan Program as Jobless Claims Set New Record
The steady surge of job losses continued this past week as 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor on April …
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U.S. Jobless Claims Soar to 6.6 Million
The wave of Americans filing for unemployment insurance continued last week, as a record 6.6 million new claims were filed, the U.S. Labor Department reported April 2. Economists had been …
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How the Hardware Industry is Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic—Part I
By Chris Jensen Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus. There currently is no vaccine to prevent coronavirus.» It is not possible to overstate the impact …
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Hardware Retailers Will Get Through This Challenging Period
By Chris Jensen I learned a lot about hardware and LBM retailers after researching and writing our two-part Century Club series last year—The Innovators and Survivors Who Helped Build America—which …