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Parking: the fast lane to success
Parking areas are the poor cousins of many hardware store complexes — the “outsiders” in a collective dominated by Interior Design, Stock Selection, Merchandising and Pricing.
News Stories
Looks at the AHMA Trade Show in Chicago, Hardware Imports boom in China and Mitre 10 provides a sneak preview of Mega.
Spread the “faux” word
DIYers are displaying a new-found adventurism in their painting projects — different and unusual “faux” effects are now in high demand…
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A New Strategy For Home Depot
American retailing giant, Home Depot, recently announced plans to double its business before 2010. Crucial to its strategy is…
Blacktown “delivers”
Most successful trade-oriented retailers spend a lot of time delivering hardware directly to worksites — but few businesses…
Get an edge!
Most sophisticated gardens are defined by crisp, discrete borders of one kind or another. Now an Australian company has released…