by Lindsey Thompson | Jun 4, 2024 | Industry News, Operational Insights
If someone asked you how your business was performing, could you answer them? For Peggy Sue Wingard, owner of O-Gee Paint Co. in Miami, Florida, she easily paints a detailed picture of the company’s strengths and areas they are working on improving. Her secret to...
by Lindsey Thompson | Aug 3, 2023 | Industry News
Taking advantage of the tools at your disposal is the next step in addressing the effects consolidation is having in the industry. Discover solutions to the challenges that need to be addressed in your operation before selling or buying. To Improve Company Culture...
by Lindsey Thompson | May 1, 2023 | Industry News, Operational Insights
How do your numbers stack up against industry averages? The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is now inviting hardware stores, home centers, lumberyards and paint and decorating outlet retailers to participate in the 2023 Cost of Doing Business...
by Lindsey Thompson | Jan 2, 2023 | Industry News, Operational Insights
While we have all grown somewhat hardened to hearing terms like “uncertainty” and “unprecedented” over the past two years, as we close the books on 2022, we are still left trying to accurately define what the home improvement market is going...
by Olivia Shroyer | Sep 15, 2022 | Industry News
NHPA’s 2022 Cost of Doing Business Study is now available. For more than 100 years, independent home improvement retailers have trusted this annual benchmarking tool to understand how their businesses compare financially to typical and high-profit operations and...
