Here are some recent notices and news stories from the retail industry.

Buck Electric Ace Hardware highlighted for Ladies Night Event 

Buck Electric Ace Hardware in Ocean Shores, Washington, a Paladin client since 2009, was featured in the April edition of Hardware Connection. 

The store, which for years has hosted Ladies Night events, was recognized in the magazine for its focus on female customers. Buck Electric Ace was the feature photo in a pictorial dedicated to stores that host Ladies Night events.

Learn more about Buck Electric Ace Hardware. 

Hardware Plus recognized in Hardware Connection

Hardware Plus, in Baltimore, Maryland, was featured in the May/June edition of Hardware Connection.

The business was one of several highlighted for its decorative store-wall murals. The Baltimore Hardware Plus has been a Paladin client since 2020.

Owner Robert Cannon and manager Eddie Lewis provide hardware, tools, lumber, plumbing, electrical, roofing, glass, paint and more from their Druid Heights store to the residents of the Charm City.

Hardware Retailing 

• J.D. Power Releases 2022 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study 

 LBM Journal 

• ARA Forecasts Double-digit Growth for Equipment Rental 
• Do it Best Names National Sales Manager 

HBS Dealer 

• Ace Moving to New Corporate Campus
• Ace Reports Record Q1 Sales, Profits

 Total Retail 

• How Retailers Can Use Technology to Compensate for Labor Shortages 

Independent Retailer 

• The Best and Worst Times to Post on Social Media 

 Retail Customer Experience 

• How Digital Kiosks are Helping to Relieve US Labor shortage 

Home Improvement Retailer 

• Small Businesses Hardest Hit by Swipe Fees