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May 4, 2012
2012 Hardware Store All-Stars

Last year, the original 50 Home Channel News Hardware Store All-Star honorees established a high bar and a hard act to follow. But the 2012 crop rises to the challenge. This year’s Hardware Store All-Stars, one from each of the 50 U.S. states, have at least one thing in common: Ask them what makes them special and you can bet they’ll include “excellent customer service” in the answer. From there, every path to stardom is unique.

June 20, 2011
ACO Hardware signs on with Vertis

Michigan-based home improvement chain ACO Hardware has expanded its relationship with Vertis and named the company its exclusive provider of newspaper inserts, Inserts2online and logistics.

June 7, 2011
Declaration of Independents


“Buy from the merchants who are your next-door neighbors. They are the folks who go to church with you, buy from other local firms and keep the money flowing within the community. Your local independent retailer is a longtime resident of the area who actively participates in and generously supports the community.”


That passage was written by a retail store owner, who worried about large competitors encroaching on his turf. The year wasn’t 2011, 2001 or even 1991. 


May 3, 2011
Fifty winning retailers, state by state

From New York’s Island to the Redwood Forests, the great American hardware store maintains a revered place in the commercial history of these United States. 


On the following pages, Home Channel News editors travel state-by-state to find examples of leading hardware store retailers. To those deserving candidates not on the list — and there are many — we offer this advice as consolation: “Keep up the good work. We’ll get to you eventually.” 


April 5, 2011
Do it Best extends partnership with DemandTec

Do it Best Corp. has extended its contract with DemandTec, a provider of software for sales promotions. The Fort Wayne, Ind.-based co-op uses two of DemandTec’s products, DemandTec's Promotion Planning & Management and Promotion Execution.

"With 4,000 member stores to support, it is very important for us to give each location as much autonomy as possible in communicating to their customers," said Tim Miller, VP marketing at Do it Best Corp.

January 29, 2011
Promotions at Lowe's: Who's who?

Lowe's promoted four executives to key positions in merchandising, store operations and strategic planning. Here are the executives and their backgrounds:

January 21, 2011
Lowe’s to Guam: Send us your orders

Lowe’s is offering to ship products to residents of Guam – a U.S. territory where it doesn’t have a store – through its international service, according to an article in the Pacific Daily News.

December 10, 2010
Circular of the Week

 

Circular of the Week: Sears.com “Wow now!” sale  

Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears.com is placing all of its online tools on sale through a promotion called “Wow now!”

November 30, 2010
Merit Group hires David Rich

The Merit Group hired David Rich as VP customer relations. In this new role, David...

October 5, 2008
Looking ahead for LBM growth

Do it Best’s LBM members are spread out all over the country, and they’re feeling...

September 15, 2008
Hines Horticulture secures financing

The industry’s largest supplier of green goods, which filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on...

August 25, 2008
Hines Horticulture seeks to sell assets to Black Diamond

Black Diamond, which is Hines' largest unsecured creditor and the holder of a majority of...

July 6, 2008
Two big western lumber producers will combine

Executives from Bennett Forest Industries and Riley Creek Lumber told the Associated Press that production...

May 4, 2008
Water conservation hits home

In the “Shower Head” episode of Seinfeld, broadcast more than 10 years ago, Kramer enters...

April 22, 2008
Tough talk at HTF

Seminar forums focused on sessions that explained "How to do Business with" various retailers," including...

November 18, 2007
Color me customer friendly: Home improvement retailers coat their stores with paint lessons and demonstrations

Painting is the number one DIY activity among American consumers, and home improvement retailers—from the...

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