People News

Arthur Blank's big box (not the orange one) is expanding its footprint.

Timberland management company Pope Resources has a new VP and chief financial officer in John Lamb, who is taking the vacant role left by Tom Ringo.

Neiman-Reed’s Lumber City helped greet visitors to the 1984 Olympics.

The fourth-generation hardware store owner took the stage in Las Vegas and encouraged retailers to take some scary risks.

Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Hillman Companies, Inc., a distributor of fasteners and various other hardware items, has named a new director to its board.

Continental Who's Who has recognized Angela Adkins, store operations director at TAB Retail Romdeling, as an Outstanding Professional in the field of Retail.

Adkins gained recognition for her performance in managing field teams for merchandising and fixture installations, which includes scheduling, training and talent acquisition. Her role also spans store management and operations, human resources, scheduling, project implementation, policy enforcement and sales.

She is also a member of the National Association of Professional Women.

Atlas Roofing Corporation, maker of commercial and residential building materials, today announced Tom Robertson’s role as Business Unit Manager for the Atlas Wall CI Division

The Vendor Center president Darrell Wabschall said the recently announced alliance with PRO Group Inc. will improve the information flow between retailers, distributors and vendors.

PRO Group vendors will be able to use the secure business-to-business website to allow qualified independent retail members to access a wide range of vendor information including: pricing, catalogs, educational and demonstrational videos, and even order products online with all billing processing via the appropriate PRO Group distributors.