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Nominations Open for 2026 Beacon Awards
Digital Beacon Awards Return with More Online AccoladesDeadline for Nominations Is May 1Email Nomination Information2025 Beacon Award Winners The 2025 Beacon Award winners gather with award sponsors during last year’s
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12 Hot Trends Shaping Today’s Homes
Key 2026 Home Improvement Trends for Hardware Retailers to WatchTrend 1: Smart Living Integrates with Window BlindTrend 2: Whole-Property Visibility Moves Toward Unified ControlTrend 3: Stone-Inspired Textures Move InsideTrend 5:
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A New NHS Blueprint
A restructured NHS: Concept to Commerce RECONFIGURES the show floor and expands strategy sessions for a broader vision of how retailers discover, source and grow.Complimentary Pass for Hardware Connection Readers
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DIY POS Adventure
Why I was an idiot for building my own POS system—and why more independent home improvement retailers should now consider doing the same.Why Now is the Time for a Custom
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Tech Wave Builds in Big Boxes
Adapting to Big-Box Retail Technology Trends A flurry of new big-box retail technology trends is currently reshaping how stores operate, offering independent dealers crucial clues about where the industry may
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True Value becomes official hardware partner of BIG EAST Conference
Why True Value becomes official hardware partner of BIG EAST Conference True Value will serve as the Official Hardware Partner of the BIG EAST Conference, placing the independent hardware brand
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Data, Innovation Drive Do it Best/True Value 2026 Spring Market in Denver
Do it Best/True Value 2026 Spring Market Built Around New Retail Pulse PlatformTechnology and Ecommerce Frame Co-op’s StrategyRetailers Respond to Buying Opportunities, New Tools Vendors See Traffic, Field Questions The Do
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2026 Digital Beacon Awards – Sponsored by WD-40 Low Odor
2026 Digital Beacon Awards CategoriesJudging the 2026 Digital Beacon AwardsThe Road to Orlando Following a landmark inaugural year, the 2026 Digital Beacon Awards, sponsored by WD-40 Low Odor, continue to
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Ace Hardware Names 2025 Vendors of the Year
The Winners: Ace Hardware’s 2025 Vendors of the Year This past February, Ace Hardware recognized seven vendor partners for their performance and collaboration across merchandising, marketing and operations, naming them
