The fifth edition of the Home Improvement eRetailer Summit, and the first one to go virtual, was held March 16 and 17. As a forum for vendors to get in front of online sellers, it proved a success.
The one-on-one meetings, which took place on day two, gave vendors the opportunity to connect with retail buyers and executives from the likes of Goedeker’s, Spreetail, Boscov’s, Sustainable Supply, Zoro.com, Firefly Buys, and more. Collectively, these online home improvement sellers represent billions of dollars in sales annually. The first day concluded with a panel featuring some of America’s leading online home improvement sellers and moderated by Michael McLarney of Hardlines. They shared key learnings they had experienced coming through the pandemic.
“The summit offered a great opportunity to meet with some of the best online retailers in North America,” McLarney said. “Each of them offered valuable insights about their experience overseeing their business during the pandemic. They talked about the importance of shifting their product lines to meet changing demand, the importance of maintaining strong relationships with their teams while working remotely, and the need to just think differently through this whole experience.”
(Full story on the takeaways from the year’s Home Improvement eRetailer Summit in an upcoming edition of our weekly newsletter. If you’re not getting the full story, we invite you to try out the Hardlines e-newsletter yourself for the next four Mondays—and it’s on us!)
