Category: Taking Care of Business
March 2025
The National Hardware Show's VIP attendee manager, Joelle Cohn, sat down with NHPA's COO Dan Tratensek to chat all things NHS, including highlights from the show and what's coming up next.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
February 2025
Dan Tratensek, North American Hardware and Paint Association COO, sat down for an exclusive interview with True Value president Dent Johnson, who openly answered a range of questions, sharing how the leadership teams are navigating the challenges…
June 2024
Join the conversation between NHPA's Melanie Moul and Dave King, executive director of the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) as they discuss highlights from Q2, how HIRI has adjusted it's projections for the year and…
April 2024
On this episode of "Taking Care of Business," NHPA's COO and publisher Dan Tratensek joins Joelle Cohn, industry relations manager for the National Hardware Show, live from the NHS show floor to share highlights of…
April 2024
On this episode, NHPA’s Melanie Moul has a conversation with Dave King, executive director for the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) about how the industry fared in Q4 2023 and what's to come in 2024.…
February 2024
On this episode of "Taking Care of Business," NHPA's Melanie Moul talks to Frank Glowacki, director of product management for primers for the Zinsser brand. They discuss the brand's 175-year commitment to delivering reliable product…
February 2024
On this episode, NHPA's Melanie Moul talks to Chris Warp, president of Flex-O-Glass, to learn more about the pioneers of plastic and to celebrate the company's century of operations. Learn about the company's innovative product lines…
January 2024
On this episode, reflect on 2023 and celebrate (with caution) what's to come in 2024 with NHPA's Melanie Moul and Dan Tratensek. They discuss the highlights and challenges of the previous year and review some…
December 2023
In this episode, NHPA's Melanie Moul has a conversation with Dave King, executive director for the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI). Listen as the two talk about some of the key data points that stood…
November 2023
In this episode, NHPA staffers take time to show their gratitude for our members, industry partners, each other and the independent home improvement industry as a whole.
November 2023
With a record 11 retailers, this year's class of Young Retailer of the Year honorees proves the future of the independent channel is in good hands. In this episode, the final in the five-episode series,…
October 2023
With a record 11 retailers, this year's class of Young Retailer of the Year honorees proves the future of the independent channel is in good hands. In this episode, the fourth in the five-episode series,…
October 2023
With a record 11 retailers, this year's class of Young Retailer of the Year honorees proves the future of the independent channel is in good hands. In this episode, the third in the five-episode series,…
September 2023
With a record 11 retailers, this year's class of Young Retailer of the Year honorees proves the future of the independent channel is in good hands. In this episode, the second in the five-episode series,…
September 2023
With a record 11 retailers, this year's class of Young Retailer of the Year honorees proves the future of the independent channel is in good hands. In this episode, the first of a five-episode series,…
August 2023
At the 2023 NHPA Independents Conference, NHPA's chief operating officer and publisher Dan Tratensek cast a vision for the future of the industry and independent channel in his state of the industry presentation. In this…
