North American Retail Association Names Home Hardware Dealer 2018 Young Retailer of the Year

 

Mike Wilson, Dealer-Owner of Wilson’s Home Hardware Building Centre in Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia has been awarded the 2018 Young Retailer of the Year Award by the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA).

This national recognition program, now in its 22nd year, identifies and promotes the next generation of aspiring independent home improvement retailers and recognizes individual achievement in the industry by retailers 35 years of age or younger throughout the U.S., its territories and Canada. Selected from different retail categories, honorees are chosen based on wide-ranging criteria such as career accomplishments, community involvement, ongoing education within the hardware industry and extracurricular activities.

Wilson was one of the hardware industry’s eight award recipients and won under the category for annual sales over $2 million. Honorees are recognized in three categories including stores with annual sales under $2 million, stores with annual sales over $2 million and retailers operating multiple stores.

"I am extremely proud to represent young retailers as well as Home Hardware on an international stage,” said Mike Wilson, Dealer-Owner, Wilson’s Home Hardware Building Centre. “I believe you make a living by what you get, but you make a life by what you give. I am profoundly grateful to have the opportunity to give back to our local community with service and quality advice through our business and family."

The Young Retailer of the Year awards celebration was held at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 7th, 2018.