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Saint-Gobain Ireland Unveils First Solar Farm
Saint-Gobain Ireland & UK has taken a major step toward its carbon neutrality goal with the launch...
Staying Ahead with Payments Tech
From taking secure card payments anywhere on the shop floor to using AI to guide ranges and pricing, a handful of technologies...
Why Good Buying Still Delivers Poor Margin
In the hardware and builders’ merchant sector, margin pressure is nothing new. Every owner understands the challenges - supplier price increases,...
The Paint Range Everyone’s Talking About
In recent months, Fleetwood say that there is a clear shift taking place at paint counters. Customers are no longer simply browsing...
The lost art of listening
We live in the noisiest era in human history, and yet one of our most important human skills is quietly disappearing: the...
How best to win a public tender
Bid to winTendering for public contracts is often considered as a chore – a menial and often solitary task that is seen...
Digital signage in Irish hardware: Turning footfall into higher basket value
Hardware retail has always been built on strong fundamentals: knowledgeable staff, trusted local service, and products customers genuinely need. But in today’s...
Corporate Governance is key to business success
What is Corporate Governance?Corporate governance is a broad term that includes the oversight of an organisation’s business by its board of directors....
Energy costs after the storm: What 2025 really taught hardware retailers
Last winter was calmer than the one before it. Energy prices didn’t dominate headlines, emergency supports faded, and retailers assumed the worst...
Accelerating AI Adoption for the Hardware Sector
“It was an excellent experience. I would recommend this program to anyone looking to explore AI...
