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Hardware Retailing’s editorial team selected standout products from the Do it Best Group 2026 Fall Market, the first major buying show period continuing the integration of True Value and United Hardware. Picks include a convertible bench, duck fat spray, a self-setting Wera wrench, child safety gear and Milwaukee’s M12 handheld spreader.
Hardware Retailing’s editorial team has published its product picks from the Do it Best/True Value 2026 Fall Market, selecting roughly a dozen items spotted on the show floor that the editors say could make strong additions to independent hardware store shelves. The four-day market took place as Do it Best Group continues to integrate True Value and United Hardware into a single organization.
The picks, published by Hardware Retailing, span outdoor living, tools, food and grilling, child safety and seasonal categories. Editors Doug Donaldson, Annie Dameworth and Jacob Musselman each highlighted products they encountered while browsing the show floor.
Outdoor and yard products included the Convert a Bench, a 36-pound convertible bench that works as standalone seating or a full-size picnic table, made from polypropylene and vinyl with injection-molded components, extruded planking and a five-year warranty. It measures 59 inches wide, with a 35-inch chair version available, and comes in nine colors. Milwaukee Tool’s M12 Handheld Broadcast Spreader offers cordless, one-handed application of grass seed and granular materials, with three throw-distance settings of two, four and six feet, five dispersion-gate settings, a side deflector and a hopper that holds enough material to cover up to 2,000 square feet.
Tool and kitchen picks included Wera’s 6006 Joker XS/S, a self-setting double spanner whose parallel jaws automatically adjust to hex bolts and screws from 7 to 13 millimeters and ¼ to ½ inch, with ratcheting function and a 30-degree return angle for confined spaces. Cornhusker Kitchen’s Duck Fat Spray, which the company says is sold in about 19,000 brick-and-mortar stores, brings duck fat to a spray format for grilling, searing and air-fryer use. Additional picks included Baby Proof Me child safety products — magnetic cabinet locks, keyed outlet covers and fiberglass-reinforced mesh gates — a reusable 1.5mm neoprene trash bag for boats and UTVs, Cool Gear’s 20-oz Shady Fruit Tumblers sold in packs of two, and Jealous Devil’s 24-by-12-inch Relax Super Towels with a grease-cutting formula.
Why These Picks Matter for Retailers
The product list offers independent hardware retailers a curated view of what vendors and the co-op’s merchandising ecosystem are pushing for the fall buying season. Because the editors selected items across price points and categories — from a convertible bench to a $20-style kitchen spray — the picks signal the breadth Do it Best is positioning as a competitive advantage following its consolidation.
The market itself also matters as a signal of the merged organization’s scale. With True Value and United Hardware members now shopping alongside legacy Do it Best retailers, vendors gain access to a larger combined buying base, which can affect pricing, assortments and product exclusivity for member stores. Editor observations about where products are already selling — such as Duck Fat Spray’s reported presence in roughly 19,000 stores, according to the company — give retailers a sense of existing consumer traction.
The Co-op’s Ongoing Integration
Do it Best completed its acquisition of True Value in late 2024 and later added United Hardware, and the 2026 Fall Market is part of the ongoing process of bringing the combined membership under one banner. Fall Market is one of the co-op’s major annual buying events, where member retailers place orders for the following year’s spring and summer assortments and meet vendors in person. Hardware Retailing, the trade publication of the North American Hardware and Paint Association, regularly publishes editor-selected product roundups from major industry shows as a merchandising resource for store owners.
“The company says the product is now sold in about 19,000 brick-and-mortar stores and is also used by barbecue and steak-cooking competitors.”
— Hardware Retailing, reporting on Cornhusker Kitchen
What the Product List Doesn’t Tell You
The picks reflect the subjective preferences of the Hardware Retailing editorial team, not sales data or co-op-level merchandising decisions. Pricing, availability dates and whether the products will be stocked through Do it Best distribution centers were not included in the report. The Duck Fat Spray distribution figure of about 19,000 stores is a company claim that has not been independently verified. The source material also appears truncated, so additional picks in the full roundup — including further details on the Jealous Devil towels — may exist. Neither order volumes from the market nor attendance figures were disclosed.
Retailers’ Spring Season Planning
Member retailers who attended the Fall Market will typically finalize spring and summer assortment orders in the weeks following the show, with seasonal items like the convertible bench, spreader and drinkware aimed at 2027 warm-weather selling. The Do it Best integration continues, with future markets expected to reflect a more unified vendor and merchandising program. Readers can expect Hardware Retailing to publish continued coverage of the co-op’s product programs and upcoming markets.
Key Questions
What is the Do it Best Fall Market?
It is one of Do it Best Group’s major annual buying shows, where member retailers view new products, meet vendors and place orders — for this event, over four days, amid the ongoing integration of True Value and United Hardware.
Who selected the products in the roundup?
The Hardware Retailing editorial team, including editors Doug Donaldson, Annie Dameworth and Jacob Musselman, browsed the show floor and chose products they believe could be strong additions to store shelves. The selections are editorial opinions, not sales rankings.
What kinds of products were highlighted?
Picks spanned outdoor living (Convert a Bench, Milwaukee M12 handheld spreader), tools (Wera self-setting spanner), cooking (Cornhusker Kitchen Duck Fat Spray, Jealous Devil towels), child safety (Baby Proof Me) and seasonal items like reusable neoprene trash bags and fruit-themed tumblers.
Are the products available to all Do it Best retailers?
The report does not specify pricing, availability or distribution details for the featured products, so it is not yet clear whether all will be stocked through Do it Best’s distribution network.
Why is this market significant for the hardware industry?
It is a key buying event as Do it Best integrates True Value and United Hardware members into one organization, giving vendors access to a larger combined member base and shaping assortments for independent hardware stores.
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