True Value

“Clearly the recession made 2009 a challenging year," said Lyle Heidemann, president and CEO....

In the shadow of O’Hare Airport in a strip mall next to a Hobby Lobby, the Mount Prospect, Illinois, True Value store serves as a laboratory and a retail-testing zone for the co-op.

First Lady Michelle Obama isn’t the only one tending to her vegetable garden this summer....

Nashville, Tenn. — Bill Harrison of McGuckin Hardware was one of thousands of technology-focused professionals who spent several days under the science fiction-like glass dome of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel here during the Epicor Global User Conference last month.

Last year, the original 50 Home Channel News Hardware Store All-Star honorees established a high bar and a hard act to follow. But the 2012 crop rises to the challenge. This year’s Hardware Store All-Stars, one from each of the 50 U.S. states, have at least one thing in common: Ask them what makes them special and you can bet they’ll include “excellent customer service” in the answer. From there, every path to stardom is unique.

There’s an art and science to introducing excitement into the merchandise mix

Epicor Software Corporation and True Value Co. announced the continuation of an agreement naming Epicor as True Value's recommended Epicor Eagle point-of-sale (POS) solution provider. 

This three-year agreement provides more of True Value's retailers the opportunity to benefit from Epicor solutions, according to the companies.

Chicago-based hardware co-op True Value Co. has been immersed in the retail industry for decades....