New Zealand’s Trusted Hardware Sales & Merchandising Agency

Hardware Solutions is New Zealand’s trusted partner for hardware brands aiming to grow sales and optimise in-store presence across the country. Our team combines local expertise, real-time insights, and a commitment to excellence, ensuring your brand thrives in New Zealand’s competitive hardware market.

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How We Get Results

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Planning and
Alignment

Partnership starts with a conversation. We understand your brand plans and execution strategies, aligning with you to bring them to life. Our team is here to support you every step of the way.

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Country-Wide

Execution

Our experts across the country are trained to ensure the best possible execution and compliance results, delivering consistent performance for your brand.

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Reporting, Analysis,
and Insights

Partnership starts with a conversation. We understand your brand plans and execution strategies, aligning with you to bring them to life. Our team is here to support you every step of the way.

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Focused on Execution

Execution is everything when it comes to retail success. Hardware Solutions ensures that every aspect of your brand’s in-store presentation is meticulously followed, from maintaining bay layout guides to quickly addressing negative space or vendor encroachment. Our dedicated team conducts frequent visits to ensure your product displays align with strategic objectives, maximising visibility and driving sales.

National Coverage

Hardware Solutions offers true nationwide coverage, reaching every region in New Zealand, from urban centres to rural communities. Our locally-based teams provide reliable support for stores in all areas, fostering strong relationships with store managers and swiftly addressing any inventory or operational needs. This coverage helps ensure no part of your market is overlooked.

The Opmetrix Platform

Our use of Opmetrix allows Hardware Solutions to deliver real-time insights, tracking sales performance, inventory levels, and in-store conditions. Through Opmetrix, we combine quantitative metrics with qualitative insights from in-store visits, providing brands with a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute view of their retail impact in New Zealand.

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Goliath Hardware
Goliath HardwareStocked in Bunnings NZ
"Hardware Solutions has been instrumental in improving the accuracy of Bunnings' stock on hand, giving us a clear understanding of their capacity and needs. With this insight, we've optimized our warehouse inventory to better meet demand, ensuring efficient delivery of the right stock. Their commitment to compliance with BLG standards and enhancing in-store brand presence has made our products easier for end-users to shop for. These improvements have directly contributed to record-breaking sales in and out for Q1—an incredible result in just six months!"

Frequently Asked Questions

Hardware Solutions provides comprehensive, on-the-ground sales and merchandising support, including inventory tracking, in-store execution, compliance monitoring, local market insights, and strategic partnerships with New Zealand’s leading hardware vendors. We use real-time reporting tools like Opmetrix to ensure data-driven decision-making and performance tracking.

We utilise the Opmetrix platform to capture real-time data on inventory levels and in-store displays. This platform combines quantitative metrics with qualitative insights from in-store visits, giving our clients a complete view of their performance.

Our team covers all regions in New Zealand, from major cities to rural areas. This nationwide presence allows us to meet each store’s unique needs, maintain relationships with local store managers, and quickly respond to stock or operational issues.

Local coverage enables faster response times and closer relationships with store management. Our on-the-ground teams can promptly address issues like adjustments with mins and max’s, inventory counts, and display adjustments, helping avoid sales losses and ensuring brands maintain a strong presence in every region.

Execution is a key focus for Hardware Solutions. Our team regularly conducts in-store visits to ensure bay layout guides are followed, address any negative space, prevent vendor encroachment, and build and maintain displays, including clip strips, side stacks, and front-end arrangements, while upholding excellent merchandising standards. This focus on execution ensures that each brand’s display strategy is met in-store to maximise sales.

Yes, all our team members are trained through rapid global to meet the unique compliance requirements of New Zealand’s hardware market. We work closely with major vendors like Bunnings to ensure our staff are certified and understand the specific standards, procedures, and compliance expectations of each retailer.

We prioritise clear communication and transparency. Our team ensures alignment with our clients’ objectives, regularly reports on progress, and openly discusses any challenges or opportunities. This approach allows us to build a long-term partnership focused on maximising sales and brand success in New Zealand.

To start a partnership with Hardware Solutions, contact our team by phone or email. We’ll discuss your brand’s objectives, provide an overview of our services, and work with you to create a tailored strategy for growth in New Zealand’s hardware market.

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5 Tips to Maximise Hardware Sales in New Zealand

5 Tips to Maximise Hardware Sales in
New Zealand