Year-end Checklist for Retail Success

← PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE → Year-end Checklist for Retail Success Originally published: November 16, 2020 Updated: November 23, 2022 “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” – Maya Angelou Those words are...

Industry News – March 2022

← PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE → Industry News – March 2022 Here are some recent notices and news stories from the retail industry.  Hardware Retailing  U.S. Sees a Boost in Store Openings in 2021  3 Home Improvement Takeaways from HIRI  Do it Best...

Business of Excellence – Military Hardware

← PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE → Business of Excellence – Military Hardware Business: Military Hardware  Location: Columbus, Mississippi  Owner: Robert and Mary Ann Benton  Years in business: 63, 2 under current owner  Robert Benton has worn many hats...

Shopping Trends of 2021 Likely to Continue

← PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE → Shopping Trends of 2021 Likely to Continue Just about this time last year, the home improvement industry was coming off an unprecedented growth arc in a year when many businesses were forced to close at least...

Customer Outreach has Never Been More Important

← PREVIOUS ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE → Customer Outreach has Never Been More Important Customer outreach has probably never been more important in the retail industry. As the world’s attempt to regain some post-pandemic normalcy repeatedly hiccups, the...