In order to compete with big box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot, McLendon Hardware needed to streamline its warehouse operations to better serve customers. The company sought to overhaul ...

As retailers continue to focus on the customer experience, it’s easy to forget that a strong CX starts internally, with workforce optimization. Creating a working environment that reflects the best of ...

Longtime family-owned McLendon Hardware, which operates seven stores in the Puget Sound area, is being sold to Memphis-based Central Network Retail Group (CNRG). Renton-based McLendon agreed to be ...

McLendon Hardware Inc. plans to move its flagship store in Renton to the former Kmart store on Rainier Avenue, a move that will not only give the retailer more space but will open up another ...

Larry Hanson drove 20 miles to shop at McLendon Hardware in Renton, cruising past the Lowe's in his hometown of Issaquah and bypassing numerous closer mega-hardware stores to pick up several items.

The family-run, 90-year-old McLendon Hardware chain announced late last month that it was selling itself to Memphis, Tennessee-based Central Network Retail Group. Terms were not announced at that time ...

The McLendon Hardware store on Pearl Street in Tacoma, which opened in 2013. DEAN J. KOEPFLER Staff file, 2013 Documents filed recently put a price on the recent Renton-based McLendon Hardware deal ...