Home Channel News thanks everyone who participated in the 2008 Golden Hammer Awards at the National Hardware Show.

Special thanks go to our honorees, these leading retailers and manufacturers exemplified best-of-field excellence in the home channel industry over the past year and we look forward to their continued excellence! 

The 24th Annual
Golden Hammer Awards Ceremony 
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Room N251
The National Hardware Show
at the Las Vegas Convention Center

This year’s event also celebrated four noted retailers for their accomplishments in 2008: Retail Partner of the Year, Lowes; Innovative Retailer of the Year, Hanneke Hardware; Specialty Retailer of the Year, Toolking.com; Home Channel Hall of Fame Inductee, Howard Elsberry, Former CEO of Westlake Ace Hardware.

For information on next year's awards contact Hilary Cohen at hcohen@lf.com or to learn more about sponsoring the 2009 Golden Hammer Awards Ceremony, please contact Jim Reynolds, National Sales Manager, at 212-756-5138 or jreynolds@homechannelnews.com.