Selkirk Home Hardware Building Centre Manager Receives Scholarship to Attend National Retail Hardware Association Management School
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The NRHA Retail Management Certification Program provides up-and-coming retail leaders with the skills they need to engage in strategic planning, decision-making and leadership activities.To apply, scholarship candidates completed an essay and participated in a phone interview with program administrators. Following this process, a successful applicant was chosen by an NRHA selection committee.
"The scholarship selection committee was very impressed with Wendy’s superior organizational skills and her vision for expanding Home Hardware’s future use of technology, she will bring a great deal of experience to the class and will be able to share many of the best practices she has gleaned while working in an award-winning store over the past 20 years." says Scott Wright, Executive Director, Retail Leadership Institute, NRHA.
"I am honoured to have been chosen as the recipient of the Home Hardware NRHA Retail Management Certification Program Scholarship," says Wendy Lang, Store Manager, Selkirk Home Hardware Building Centre. "I am looking forward to gaining some formal management training to help further my role here in Selkirk."
About the North American Retail Hardware Association:
Founded in 1900 by a group of retailers, the North American Retail Hardware Association is a not-for-profit trade association whose mission is to help hardware stores, home centers and lumberyards in the U.S. and Canada, regardless of affiliation, become better and more profitable retailers. Governed by a board of independent hardware retailers, NRHA fulfills its mission by providing information, communication, training programs and networking opportunities for the industry it serves. Each month NRHA publishes Hardware Retailing magazine, which reaches over 34,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. NRHA also provides a wealth of online training and educational resources to Home Hardware Retailers within The Expert Zone on Connect and on www.nrha.org.
About Home Hardware Stores Limited:
Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative with close to 1,100 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners with annual retail sales of over $5.8 billion. Founded in 1964 in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware remains 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have access to 100,000 quality, brand name and private label products, a state-of-the-art distribution system and extensive marketing and training programs. Offering a mix of tradition and innovation, Home Hardware Stores Limited has received designation as one of Canada's Best Corporate Cultures and Best Managed Companies and is committed to providing local communities with superior service and expert advice. More information about the company is available at homehardware.ca.
