We are always keeping up on what’s happening in the retail industry. Here are some notices and headlines.

Hardware Retailing 

• Paladin client Clinton Hardware is featured in Hardware Retailing’s website for historic merchandising. Clinton Hardware in Clinton Maryland opened in 1946. Owner David Billman is a second-generation owner, and his family uses antique hardware to portray the family’s long history in the retail industry. 
• Paladin client Red Oak Hardware in Red Oak, Iowa is featured in the April edition of Hardware Retailing. Owner Mark Jackson has supplemented his business with a Hallmark cards and extensive office supply store and a home electronics department that serves his small community in southwest Iowa. 
• Orgill Announces Next Evolution in Buying Events 
• House-Hasson Breaks Company Records at January Dealer Market 

Home Improvement Retailer 

• 3 Essential Ingredients for a Successful Business 

National Retail Federation 

• Retailers, delivery services adapt to altered landscape 

Retail Dive 

• 6 Payments trends for 2021 

Retail Customer Experience 

• 5 top ways smaller retailers can defeat Amazon 

Small Business Trends 

• Smallest Businesses Seeing Slower Sales Since Pandemic