by Olivia Shroyer | May 27, 2021 | Industry News, Operational Insights
The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) is now inviting paint and decorating retailers, hardware stores, home centers and lumberyards in the U.S. to participate in the 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study. For more than 100 years, NHPA has collected...
by Olivia Shroyer | May 25, 2021 | Industry News
What long-term effects will the pandemic have on the way retailers manage their inventory? The North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) invites all members of the independent home improvement, paint and decorating industry to the upcoming Inventory...
by Lindsey Thompson | May 14, 2021 | Industry News, Operational Insights
After being declared an essential industry during the earliest days of the pandemic, home improvement is attracting many job seekers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that compared to the first quarter of 2020, the number of home improvement employees in the...
by Lindsey Thompson | Mar 30, 2021 | Operational Insights
While the COVID-19 pandemic made mask usage commonplace for the general public, masks and respirators have long been an everyday tool for painters. DIYers and professionals both rely on paint stores to stock safety gear like masks and respirators and provide...
by Olivia Shroyer | Mar 13, 2021 | Industry News
In the final weeks of 2020, it was clear COVID-19 had affected every person in some way: physically, financially, emotionally. Amid the volatility of the year, U.S. retail sales rose and fell dramatically and ultimately ended on a positive note for home improvement ...
