Three more Superstars: Mass., Mich. & Minn.
Fifty stores in fifty states — That’s the unofficial slogan and partial description of the 2020 STIHL Hardware All Star program.
Now in its tenth, the editors have created a special class of repeat performers. All 50 All Stars selected in 2020 have been recognized once before in a previous class. And for that reason, we’re adding the moniker “Superstar” to the fifty retailers selected in 2020.
Throughout the year, HBSDealer has been highlighting a handful of all-star honorees in our daily newsletter. Below are three more – representing large format home centers and neighborhood hardware stores.
• Norfolk Hardware
Boston, Mass.
Star qualities: A willingness and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing Mattapan neighborhood accelerated success and organic growth.
Superstar qualities: Inside the 40,000 sq. ft. home center (massively renovated in 2017), customers belly up to the “Paint Pub” on actual bar stools.
• Zeeland Lumber & Supply
Zeeland, Mich.
Star qualities: A huge range of customers (from homeowners to multi-family builders) benefit from relationships established with this growth-oriented dealer and its component plants.
Superstar qualities: Lives by its slogan: “Build. Trust.”
• Marv's True Value
Princeton, Minn.
Star quality: A bright paint center – Inspiration Realized – and a healthy crafts and gift department present a soft side to loyal shoppers.
Superstar quality: There’s also massive big-equipment credibility, given the company’s origins as the Marvin George Builders lumber yard.
See the full list of the class of 2020 STIHL Hardware Store All Stars in the May issue of HBSDealer magazine.