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House-Hasson Names Operations Vice President for Headquarters Warehouse

Mar 1, 2024

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Contact:
George Korda, (865) 567-2163
Chuck Morris, (865) 300-5669

House-Hasson Names Operations Vice President for Headquarters Warehouse

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) February 28, 2024 — House-Hasson Hardware has named a Vice President of Operations in charge of Warehousing and Transportation for House-Hasson’s 450,000-square-foot Knoxville operation.

Wayne Walls, the new operations vice president, has a 36-year professional history in logistics, including positions at Procter & Gamble, Kraft, and GEODIS. His most recent position was serving as a Regional General Operations Manager at True Value Company.

“We wanted the best to head our Knoxville operations, and we found him,” said Steve Henry, House-Hasson, president and CEO. “We’re focused on dealer profitability, and everything we do in our warehouses has to be a best practice to make sure we’re meeting our goal of serving our independent hardware store and lumberyard dealers.”

“With technology constantly changing, Wayne’s experience and knowledge makes him the right person to head this vital area of service to our dealers,” Henry added.

House-Hasson is America’s largest independent regional hardware distributor. The Knoxville warehouse, which Walls oversees, is the company’s largest. A second warehouse is in Prichard, WV.

Walls is a Greeneville, Tenn., native. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and an MBA from Indiana University. He is also a Certified Management Accountant.

“Anyone familiar with independent hardware and lumberyard retailing knows that House-Hasson is a major force in the industry,” Walls said. “The company gained this reputation by thinking, planning, and working to improve its dealers’ ability to sell to their customers. We’ll continue to make improvements in our processes, procedures, and technology to benefit our dealers. We win when they win.”

With True Value, Walls managed the largest distribution center in the company’s network. Under his leadership, the center achieved cost reductions and efficiency gains, and earned the company’s Pinnacle Award for the best on-time delivery record. Walls is also experienced in engineered labor standards, warehouse management systems and warehouse layout.

House-Hasson Hardware serves some 2,500 dealers in 23 states and the Caribbean Basin. The company’s website is www.househasson.com.

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House-Hasson Jan. dealer market sees big jump in attendance, sales

Feb 23, 2024

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Contact:
George Korda, (865) 567-2163
Chuck Morris, (865) 300-5669

House-Hasson Jan. dealer market sees big jump in attendance, sales

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) February 7, 2024 — House-Hasson Hardware, America’s largest independent regional hardware distributor, saw its January 2024 dealer market attendance jump by more than a third over the 2023 turnout, signaling that independent hardware store and lumberyard dealers anticipate high sales volume in 2024.

Dealer attendance increased 34% at House-Hasson’s Jan. 2024 Leap Into Savings dealer market, held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, in Nashville, Tenn.

“We were pleased with last year’s turnout, but January’s Leap Into Savings market shot past what we were expecting in dealer turnout, and we also had big increases in new vendors and booths,” said Steve Henry, House-Hasson president and CEO. “Dealers took advantage of market buying opportunities that will enable them to meet or exceed their margins, and dealer profitability is our No. 1 priority.”

Warehouse sales were up 27% over 2023’s market, and is an indicator of dealer confidence, said Jason Hanegan, House-Hasson Senior Vice President Sales, Growth & Development.

“When dealers are pessimistic about the economy, or even cautious about how their sales will fare in the coming months, they can tend to be more reserved in their buying patterns,” Hanegan said. “However, given what we saw at the market, it appears dealers are looking forward to robust customer traffic in their stores.”

Market vendor attendance was up 25% over 2023, and 140 new booths were on the floor, leading to an expansion over past years of convention center floor space used by House-Hasson.

House-Hasson’s next dealer market, called Gateway to Summer, is scheduled June 13-15, 2024, at the Sevierville Convention Center, Sevierville, Tenn., near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Later this year, House-Hasson will also hold a fall dealer market in Charlotte, North Carolina for the first time. The market is scheduled for October 10-12, 2024 at the Charlotte Convention Center.

House-Hasson Hardware serves some 2,500 dealers in 23 states and the Caribbean Basin. The 118-year-old, family-owned company has some 500,000 square-feet of warehouse space at its Knoxville, Tenn., headquarters, and 300,000 square-feet at its Prichard, W. Va., facility. The company’s website is www.househasson.com.

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