Hardware

Sales of WD-40’s flagship multi-purpose product rose 10% in the first quarter.

The Shreveport Times reported that Centenary Hardware and Paint Co. is closing its doors.

The Louisiana business was established in 1947. Co-owners Bill and Charlotte Gates explained to the newspaper that the store’s inventory, after it is sold to a relative in the business, will fund their retirement.

Cleaning supplies and storage have become a separate category with their own dedicated buyer at Do it Best Corp., the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based co-op. Amanda Harmeyer, the organization’s former associate merchandise manager for housewares, has been promoted to merchandise manager for Cleaning Supplies and Storage, a newly created position.

A five-year veteran of Do it Best, Harmeyer previously worked in merchandising for two international retailers. 

The program, which will kick off July 1, is the first to recover paint in...

According to San Francisco's ABC7 News, Tuggy's Hardware, which opened in 1898, continues to advise customers on the art of home improvement in the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco.

The article quotes Denny Giovanolli, who began working at Tuggy's when he was 12. One of the keys to the store's longevity, especially in an age of national chains, is its knowledge of local homes and the parts needed to keep them running.

 

Eight-year-old Village Hardware will offer “grand re-opening" specials through the holidays....

The Chicago-based co-op tapped Brent Burger, owner of hardware stores in Maine.

Product variety brings spice to the 2016 National Hardware Show.