Fall 2019 Hardlines Strategies

CUSTOMER PROFILE

Since signing on with Blish-Mize earlier this year, Tony, Joyce, Ealand and the combined efforts of Triple B staff and Blish-Mize team members have resulted in a nearly completed store reset for several key categories, including paint, fasteners and power tools. The store’s plumbing department, a key one for the business’s industrial customers like power plants,

mines and area agricultural interests, has also been shifted to Blish-Mize products. Tony says this has given his store a better price margin. Triple B now also carries Blish-Mize products like Hardware House in multiple categories, including plumbing and lighting. “We’ve been excited about the new product lines, but the assistance and caring we’ve seen from Blish-Mize has been just as

important during this process,” Joyce says. (Learn more about Hardware House’s latest offerings on Page 42.) Something Extra One of several quirky aspects that make Triple B unique is the collection of replica trucks and heavy-duty construction equipment sitting atop shelving holding power tools. The most eye-catching is a crane Tony has seen in use in real life during his previous career. The crane, of which only a handful exist in the world, stands close to 400 feet in the air when fully constructed and was used to deliver a new heavy press to the ironworks company where Tony previously worked. The sight inspired Tony enough that, when word reached him that a model of the crane was for sale, he had to snap it up.

“We’ve been excited about the new product lines, but the assistance and caring we’ve seen from Blish-Mize has been just as important during this process.” —Joyce Bielamowicz, owner

Triple B Hardware is just as much an expression of its owners’ hobbies as it is a place of business. On display throughout the store are collectibles, like the giant crane owner Tony Bielamowicz saw during his previous career; and ongoing projects, like the metal designs he creates for gifts and for sale.

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