Top Journalists in Hardware Stores
Lindsey Thompson Hardware Retailing (NHPA)
Managing editor at Hardware Retailing, covering news and trends across the independent hardware channel. Specialties: Independent hardware retailers; Ace/True Value/Do it Best; industry research and events; category trends.
Melanie Moul Hardware Retailing (NHPA)
Managing editor at Hardware Retailing and host of NHPA’s Editorially Speaking podcast, focused on pressing issues for hardware retailers. Specialties: Editorial analysis for independents; merchandising/operations; NHPA programs; paint & decorating.
Jesse Carleton Hardware Retailing (NHPA)
Veteran Hardware Retailing contributor who profiles retailers and produces practical training and operations content for the channel. Specialties: Training and workforce; store operations; case studies of hardware and LBM retailers.
Kate Klein Hardware Retailing (NHPA)
Profiles editor at Hardware Retailing with extensive feature writing on independent hardware businesses and their communities. Specialties: Retailer profiles; community engagement; store best practices in the independent hardware sector.
Ken Clark HBSDealer (EnsembleIQ)
Editor in chief of Hardware & Building Supply Dealer, reporting on dealers and distributors across hardware and building supply. Specialties: Industry news; dealer/lumberyard coverage; events; policy and economic impacts on hardware & building supply.
Robby Brumberg HBSDealer (EnsembleIQ)
Editor at HBSDealer leading coverage of trends, products and strategies in hardware and building supply. Specialties: Feature writing; DIY retail; editorial leadership for hardware/building-supply coverage.
Tim Burke HBSDealer (EnsembleIQ)
Associate editor at HBSDealer focused on hardware stores and DIY retailing, including the Top Showrooms initiative. Specialties: Hardware/DIY retailing; showroom and store experience; dealer features.
Andy (Andrew) Carlo HBSDealer (EnsembleIQ)
LBM editor at HBSDealer covering lumber and building material dealers that intersect with hardware retail. Specialties: LBM dealers; consolidation and distribution; dealer spotlights.
Doug Donaldson The Hardware Connection
Editor of The Hardware Connection, with decades reporting on hardware retailers and the two‑step channel. Specialties: Independent hardware retail features; industry trends; retailer interviews.
Chris Jensen The Hardware Connection
Founding editor and principal of The Hardware Connection; long‑time hardware trade journalist and editor. Specialties: Independent hardware trade journalism; industry awards and editorial leadership.
Daphne Howland Retail Dive (TechTarget/Informa)
Senior reporter at Retail Dive, frequently covering big‑box and home improvement retailers and sector trends. Specialties: Big‑box retail (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart/Target); consumer trends; retail strategy.
Melissa Repko CNBC
Retail & consumer reporter at CNBC who regularly covers Home Depot, Lowe’s and home‑improvement trends and earnings. Specialties: Public company coverage of Home Depot/Lowe’s; earnings; macro consumer trends.
Dan Berthiaume Chain Store Age (EnsembleIQ)
Senior editor for technology at Chain Store Age, reporting on retail tech and operations with coverage extending to home centers and hardware chains. Specialties: Retail technology; store operations; announcements from chains including home centers and hardlines.
Marianne Wilson Chain Store Age (EnsembleIQ)
Editor‑in‑chief at Chain Store Age overseeing coverage of national retail, including home centers and hardware chains. Specialties: Retail leadership news; chain strategy; awards/events (SPECS, Retail’s Top Women).
Al Urbanski Chain Store Age (EnsembleIQ)
Real estate editor at Chain Store Age covering store expansion, leasing and development relevant to home centers and hardware chains. Specialties: Retail real estate/site selection; expansion announcements for chains including home improvement banners.
Katherine Field Boccaccio Chain Store Age (EnsembleIQ)
Long‑time CSA editor and writer who has covered national retail and events with crossover into home‑improvement retail. Specialties: Retail features/events; chain operations and store experience.
Rick Schumacher LBM Journal
Executive editor & publisher of LBM Journal, covering dealer and pro‑hardware topics across North America. Specialties: LBM dealer/retailer news; publisher editorial on issues affecting dealers and pro‑oriented hardware stores.
Mike Berger LBM Journal
Senior editor at LBM Journal writing on category trends and dealer operations that overlap with hardware retail. Specialties: Product/category coverage; dealer features; operations impacting LBM/hardware.
Wendy Sturges LBM Journal
Managing editor at LBM Journal coordinating news and features on dealers and home‑center operators. Specialties: Managing editorial for dealer news; people and company moves; market coverage.
James Anderson LBM Journal
Senior editor and frequent feature writer at LBM Journal covering dealers and supplier relationships relevant to hardware stores. Specialties: Dealer profiles; industry analysis for LBM and pro‑hardware audience.
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