CRHWA Opinion: Price gouging legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom Here's why >...
Diana Newton has been elected to the board of directors for Do it Best Corp., an international home improvement co-op, the company announced at the end of October. Newton was formally elected to the co-op’s board of directors at its annual fall market in Indianapolis. Based...
Industry News / 04.10.2019
Know Your Neighbors
A direct result of Lowe’s announcing it was closing Orchard Supply Hardware in February of 2018 was the sudden availability of over 2,000,000 square feet of retail space. Westlake Ace (Ace Retail Holdings) and CNRG (Tyndale Advisors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orgill, Inc.) are taking...
Industry News / 24.07.2019
We’re Watching: AB161
Retailers should be aware of AB161, a bill making its way through the California legislature that aims to make e-receipts the default option. As with most things in the legislative body, opinions are varied and passionate. Susan Shelley, writing in the Los Angeles Daily News, calls AB161...
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Industry News / 11.06.2019
Westlake Ace Opens in California
Westlake Ace Hardware, owners and operators of 124 stores across the Midwest, are moving into the California market....
Central Network Retail Group (CNRG) announced plans to open seven stores in California, all in locations formerly operated by Orchard Supply Hardware....
Industry News, Legal Perspective, Professional Partners / 19.04.2019
Protecting Your Hardware Store from Proposition 65 Lawsuits
CALA offers insight on how hardware store owners can avoid abusive lawsuits resulting from Proposition 65....