Welcome to the lab
Hardware Innovators
Mastermind Group
Are you a leader at a local hardware store? Are you looking to innovate your store’s technology and learn new tools for improving employee productivity and company culture? If that sounds like you then you’ve arrived to the right place. Here, you will find likeminded hardware retail leaders offering collaboration, inspiration, and access, so your store can not only grow, but thrive in today’s world.
Get the spark of connection with Hardware Innovators now!
Who are Innovators?
We are a collective group of hardware retail industry Business Owners, General Managers, Marketing Specialists, and OSR. Beyond wanting to innovate our stores, we all share a common bond of owning and operating local home grown stores and that have similar challenges and needs. For this reason, we are dedicated to creating meaningful connections, elevating our professional skills, and sharing information to grow our businesses.
Why Join Hardware Innovators?
Elevate Your Hardware Store
Learn and test new and useful technology to help you run a tighter ship and focus on better ways to provide for your customers and employees.
Experience Real-time Connection
Learn innovative ways to foster new and authentic relationships with the local community and employees that nurtures a strong and durable culture.
Unlock Business Growth
Use shared information & processes from a hive of knowledgeable business owners to help grow your business with proven strategies to adapt and fit the culture of your store.
Attend A Mastermind Event
Your Monthly Mastermind is the third Wednesday of every month on Zoom. The roundtable-style meetups are 40-45 minutes, so feel free to join multiple! The line-up will remain the same but the topics will change.
Member Wisdom & Insights
Ace’s Record Q3 Shows Massive Online Growth—But Are Your Local Online Sales Keeping Pace?
Ace Hardware just dropped its best Q3 on record, and one number in particular should make every hardware retailer sit up a little straighter: Online sales surged 34.9% in a single quarter.Not YoY. Not over a season. One quarter.That stat—paired with Ace’s $2.48B in...
November 2025 Mastermind Recap
November’s round of Mastermind calls had a clear theme across every group: small things lead to big things. Whether it was a tiny price adjustment that unlocked years of loyalty, a simple “Where are you getting ___ from?” prompt, or a quick recognition moment that lifted a burnt-out team, every call came back to the idea that small, consistent actions compound into meaningful growth.
October 2025 Mastermind Recap
This month, our innovators tackled big seasonal changes and holiday planning, and how to navigate those shifts without losing focus, energy, or team morale.
Get Connected!
The process is simple, but the commitment is real. Are you ready to become an innovator??
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APPLY
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CONNECT
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INNOVATE!