Morris Hardware’s Tom Schanken is Golden

This is how Morris Hardware looked at the turn of the last century.

Tom Schranken was honored by Estwing for 50 years of service.

Tom Schanken is the sixth-generation owner of Morris Hardware in McConnelsville, Ohio. He was recently honored by Estwing with a Golden Hammer, signifying 50 years of service in the hardware industry.

Morris Hardware opened in 1845 and is the oldest store in Ohio still owned by the founding family. The business went live with Paladin earlier this year.

Tom was featured along with Gene Kelly, of Kelly’s Ace Hardware in Chelan, Washington, also a Paladin client, and Dave Nordal, of Regina Home Building Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in the September edition of Hardware Retailing. View post on page 59

Clinton Hardware has Fun with its History

David Billman’s family has owned Clinton Hardware in Clinton, Maryland since 1963  and the business was founded in 1946. David makes sure his store celebrates its history with a little bit of nostalgia and a lot of fun.

His store’s efforts earned the recognition of HBS Dealer, which recently featured Clinton Hardware. David is pictured, left, having fun, as usual, celebrating the Washington Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup victory with his own version of Lord Stanley’s cup.

David has been part of the Paladin family since 2017.

Hardware Retailing

• Ace Hardware Fall 2023 Convention delivers promises for future
• True Value celebrates 75 years, makes pledge to retailers during 2023 Fall Reunion
• Blish-Mize introduces new app at Fall Buying Market
• E-Commerce solutions, new products are highlights of Do it Best Fall Market
• Lumber associations merge

HBS Dealer

• Ace tackles loss prevention
• Ace has a bold plan for garden growth
• For Do it Best: Products and know-how
• True Value Reunion convenes in Houston
• Aubuchon joins Ace Hardware cooperative

LBM Journal

• Northwestern Lumber Association to rebrand as BLD Connection
• Do it Best reports $4.8 billion in sales for 2023 fiscal year

Hardware Connection

• Do it Best shares proven solutions to drive member growth
• Do it Best adjusts game plan to reach goals

Home Improvement Retailer

• NRF economist says economy is expanding
• Raise the bar to compete in retail at a higher level

National Retail Federation

• Retail sales grew again in August despite slowing economy

Retail Customer Experience

• Shoppers busy shopping ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Retail Dive

• Square apologizes for last week’s outage
• Holiday sales predicted to rise by 3.5%: Deloitte

Payments Dive

• Small businesses embrace digital payments

Total Retail

• Retailers need a personalized, online approach to the holiday season
• Tech tools that can create more interactive and informative in-store navigation