Buying Day at Menards
We will be holding a Buying Day event at Menards Corporate
offices in Eau Claire, WI on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
Menards entire buying staff will be available for 20 minute
introductory meetings. The cost is $400 per meeting and is open
to all suppliers who are new to Menards or are presenting
something that Menard has not already seen. For more
information and to register for this program, please
click here.
Looking for more
ways to meet buyers?
Check out our new retail
appointment program:
Seymour's
Club
featuring its new
director, Seymour O. D'Byers
Great Meetings at the
2009 National Hardware Show®
-
Buying Days
to benefit
the
City
of Hope
Held in Las Vegas, May 4-7,
2009, the Buying Days featured face-to-face meetings with Ace
Hardware, Do It Best, Handy Hardware,
Lancaster, Marvins, Northern Tool & Equipment, Orgill, Pro
Build, Pro Group, Sears, True Value and United Hardware. See
some pictures from the event!
Advisory Board
Members Honored
Two of our
Advisory Board members have been recognized for their excellence
and contributions to the Industry at the Golden Hammer Awards
during the National Hardware Show®:
LYLE HEIDEMANN,
PRESIDENT & CEO TRUE VALUE
Lyle Heidemann
was inducted into the Home Channel Hall of Fame for his
outstanding career beginning in 1967 with Sears. We want to
thank him for his impact on the industry and congratulate
him on his years of success.
RON BEAL, CEO,
ORGILL
Ron Beal was
awarded Retail Partner of the Year on behalf of the
distributor that showed a solid 4% sales gain in 2008. We
would like to offer him our congratulations and wish Orgill
continued growth.
Advisory Board Meetings a
Success!
Wednesday, May 6 in Las Vegas
During the Hardware Show
Speaker"
Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner, Retail Systems Research
Recognizing that tough times
push consumers to trade down, Brian Kilcourse used RSR's
extensive bed of research, much conducted since the market
collapse in Fall 2008, to pr
ovide leading initiatives that can
help combat new consumer spending trends.
more
Tuesday, January 20 in Las Vegas during
International Builders' Show
Speaker: Robert Denk, Economist with the National Association
of Home Builders
Mr. Denk provided an analysis of housing market conditions, nationally and
regionally, present and future. His analysis included
examination of house prices, production, mortgage pool quality
and the implications for foreclosures.
More
Join the
Presidents Council
Regular
Membership & Premium Membership benefits
2008 &
2007 Advisory Board Meeting Presentations
Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow
- Joint Center for Housing Studies at HARVARD UNIVERSITY
-
Presentation:
"Home Building at a
Crossroads: How We Can Emerge from This Downturn Stronger and More
Competitive"
Tony Ward, Partner -
KURT SALMON ASSOCIATES
- Presentation:
"Act Vertical: High Performance
Retailing from Concept to Customer"
Lyle
Heidemann, President & CEO - TRUE VALUE
- Presentation:
"Creating a New Vision"
Chase Kushak,
National Dir. Supply Chain Management -
Pulte Homes
-
Presentation:
"Homebuilding's Next Value Lever - The Supply
Chain"
