We are at the Marvins head offices today co-located with those of Central Retail Network Group (CNRG) introducing one of our Presidents Council member suppliers from Poland. CNRG is an interesting and relatively new concept. It was developed by a group of industry veterans with the idea to acquire family owned retail operations allowing the business to continue, take care of employees and themselves to retire.
They currently own 81 hardware stores, contractor stores and home centers including the brands: Town & Country Hardware, Marvins, Home Hardware Center and many more. They offer increased purchasing power as well as professional management support throughout their brands to help them grow and thrive.
I also learned that the audio announcements at the Birmingham Airport are the voice of Morgan Freeman.
The entire Menards buying team will be available on Thursday, August 4, 2016 to see new products and new vendors. The meetings will take place their corporate headquarters in Eau Claire, WI.