Readers Respond: Facing the challenge

There are no shortage of challenges facing companies in the hardware and building supply industry. And HBSDealer’s latest poll question lists several of the big ones.

The poll asked: What is the biggest challenge facing your company? With more than 100 votes cast, here are the results of the poll:

Recruiting and retention, 42%;
Health care costs, 19%;
Internet competition, 10%;
Government regulations, 8%;
Strategic planning, 6%;
IT resources, 6%;
Paying the rent, 4%;
Shifts in population/demographics, 3%; and
Spurious lawsuits, 2%.

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