The National Hardware Show was in town for three days last week at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is a 71-year-old show with lots of international representation even though the attendees are typically from U.S. retail stores.
The trade show is held in conjunction with the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) All-Industry Conference which presents speakers on the NRHA Village Stage. Among the topics: “Think You’re Meeting Your Customers’ Expectations? Don’t Count on it!” and “Licensing Your Product to a Large Manufacturer.” Co-locating with the National Hardware Show was the Lancaster Buying Show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Lancaster is a distributor of paint-related products.