Beacon Awards
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In the News
Beacon Award, Young Retailer of the Year Winners Honored at IHI Awards Gala
The 2025 Beacon Award recipients were honored during the IHI Awards Gala for achievements in leadership, innovation and retail excellence.…
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2025 Beacon Awards
2025 Beacon Awards Winners Announced
Honorees to Be Recognized During Awards Gala at the 2025 IHI Conference, July 30–31 at JW Marriott Grande Lakes in…
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Retail Hardware Newsroom
Weekly Industry Insights — 08/30/24
Beacon Award Winners Unveiled, Independent Home Improvement Conference Wraps Up During the first night of the inaugural Independent Home Improvement…
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Retail Hardware Newsroom
Weekly Industry Insights — 08/23/24
Independent Home Improvement Conference/Beacon Awards Set to Kick Off Next Week The 2024 Independent Home Improvement (IHI) Conference, held at…
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Features
Expert Advice from Recent Beacon Award Winners
Townsend Building Supply Beacon Award-winning hardware retailers featured in Hardware Connection have revolutionized the industry with innovative strategies and community-focused…
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2023 Retail Beacon
R.P. Lumber Company — Retail Beacon Award
Chris Jensen Robert and Donna Plummer operate R.P. Lumber as a family business with their kids Jason, Julie and Jennifer.…
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2023 Retail Beacon
Carr Hardware — Retail Beacon Award
Doug Donaldson Bart Raser has continually found ways to improve and grow Carr Hardware since coming back to the family…
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2023 Beacon Award Winners
Townsend Building Supply — Beacon Award for Best New Store
Chris Jensen Michael (left) and Turner Townsend (right) took over Townsend Building Supply from their father, Dale (center), in 2012.…
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In the News
2023 Beacon Awards Honor Industry’s Top Retailers
Four hardware and home improvement retailers were honored as 2023 Beacon Award winners during the Beacon Awards banquet held Friday,…
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In the News
Nominations Now Open for the 2023 Beacon Awards
This year’s Hardware Conference, set for August 18-20, 2023 at the JW Marriott in Marco Island, Fla., will give independent…
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