May 23, 2013
Handy Hardware: No Longer a Co-op?
The past few years have been especially brutal to many of the dealers in our industry. This industry was centrally...
Category: Home Center & Hardware
May 23, 2013
The past few years have been especially brutal to many of the dealers in our industry. This industry was centrally...
May 16, 2013
Personnel Update: Aaron’s has named David Buck COO, replacing Ken Butler, who is retiring after 39 years with the company....
April 25, 2013
Recently, the long reigning leader of retailer cooperatives completed a changing of the guard as John Venhuizen was named President...
April 18, 2013
Personnel Update: Ace Hardware Corp. announced that John Venhuizen has been named President and CEO of the hardware cooperative. The...
April 11, 2013
For years the top three retailers listed in Chain Store Guide’s database of Home Center Operators and Hardware Chains have...
March 28, 2013
When most people think of home improvement retailers, Lowe’s and rival Home Depot often first come to mind.
March 21, 2013
Personnel Update: Handy Hardware Wholesale hired J.R. Ferguson, a former Senior Distribution Manager for Office Depot, as Director of Operations. ...
March 14, 2013
Last December, just before Christmas, Ace Hardware bought itself a most interesting holiday gift. Long-time and noted co-op member Westlake...
February 28, 2013
Founded nearly two decades ago, Lumber Liquidators is a growth-based company which remains under the auspices and inspiration of founder...
February 21, 2013
Personnel Update: Heartland Co-op announced that CEO Larry Petersen, has retired as panned in mid-2012. The new CEO is Tom...
February 19, 2013
It may seem like a decade ago when J.C. Penney’s newly crowned wunderkind, CEO Ron Johnson announced several revolutionary and...
January 31, 2013
Fastenal has been one of the fastest companies to issue a comprehensive financial report for fiscal 2012, which coincides with...