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Innovation at the 2014 National Hardware Show
Organizers of the 2014 National Hardware Show celebrated the participation of 2,600 vendors, offering thousands of new products and cool gadgets -- too many to count. Here are several that caught the...
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New Product Showcase: The Dust Hugger
Blue Dolphin's Dust Hugger is a drywall touchup sanding tool. New Product Showcase is sponsored by the National Hardware Show.
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New Product Showcase: M1 Tape Measure
The 26-ft. tape measure offers precise marking and accurate measurements. New Product Showcase is sponsored by the National Hardware Show.
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National Hardware Show 2014 Demo Day
HCN cameras were rolling at the National Hardware Show, capturing the latest demonstrations of innovation from around the show floor in Las Vegas.
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National Hardware Show 2014 Product Slide Show
There was no shortage of products on display at the 2014 National Hardware Show, held May 6-8 in Las Vegas. Here are just a few more sights and scenes that attracted our photographer’s attention.
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Eight great retail ideas from Sullivan Hardware & Garden
Sullivan Hardware & Garden in Indianapolis might be the most toured hardware store in the country, seeing how the store has been hosting busloads of Do it Best members twice a year for years....
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What’s hot at Hot Housewares
The International Housewares Association brought the industry’s shiniest gadgets under one roof at the New York Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, June 3. Here are just a few highlights.
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Slideshow: A look inside an American manufacturing plant
Meadville, Pennsylvania, mainstay Channellock Inc. invited a group of reporters into its manufacturing plant, where American manufacturing is alive and quite well.
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PCBC brings LBM business to the Bay
San Francisco -- The show floor of the PCBC builders show here had more than 300 building product manufacturers and service providers to tout their latest wares. read more
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Slide show: Six cool new tools
The Cordless Cyclonic Canister Vacuum from Makita puts lithium-ion power into the cleanup process.Also among the half-dozen recent notables in the tool invention arena: a Scotts AirShoc garden shears,...
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Economy Lumber: A California Business of the Year
In the southern tip of Silicon Valley, Economy Lumber reigns as Campbell, California’s “Business of the Year.”
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Orgill Fall Market highlights
After three days of buying and selling at Chicago’s McCormick Place, Orgill’s 2014 Fall Dealer Market came to a close Saturday.Model stores, showcase categories and low-price “Door Busters” kept things...
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Handy Hardware shows off new face
San Antonio -- A little more than a year ago, Handy Hardware was in bankruptcy. Today the distributor is under new ownership, new leadership and a new structure. And the distributors Fall Market held...
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Slide show: Ace plays in Orlando
Orlando, Florida -- Ace Hardware’s Convention and Exhibits, an event running through Sept. 19, is bringing together the Ace nation for three days of merchandising, meeting and networking.
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New Product Showcase: Zep Quick Clean Disinfectant
The disinfectant’s formula kills 99.9% of bacteria in only five seconds.
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Seen and heard in Denver
Denver -- True Value’s Denver Reunion featured the unveiling of several features of the co-op’s much-anticipated strategic plan. It also showcased some new products and new retail concepts. Here are...
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Do it Best’s Indy highlights
Indianapolis -- The Indianapolis Colts weren’t the only Indiana-based organization to have a strong showing over the weekend. Next door to the stadium, Do it Best Corp.’s Fall Market at the Indiana...
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San Diego tour stop: Dixieline Lumber
San Diego -- A century-old California lumber institution with more than a few modern twists served as the stage for the ProDealer Industry Summit’s yard tour in San Diego Oct. 29.Dixieline Lumber on...
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New Product Showcase: Wheel Master Pro from Calculated Industries
A 12.5-inch diameter measuring wheel designed for professionals and anyone else who needs an accurate measurement over land.
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Slide show: Hardware in the City of Light
Paris -- During a recent visit to Paris, HCN captured some of the famous French style as it is applied to the hardware store. As one might expect, lighting is a key merchandising element of the Bazar...
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Slide show: Outtakes from 2014's ProDealer Industry Summit
The industry was in full force at the National Lumber and building Material Dealer Association's annual Pro Dealer Industry Summit, which took place in temperate San Diego Oct. 28-30. Here, from HCN's...
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