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26-466: The Herzliya Conference was established in December 2000 as a "closed-door annual gathering of the country's very top political, security, intelligence, and business elite". Its declared aim was “taking stock of Israel’s national security across a wide range of dimensions: the military balance, international diplomatic environment, economic health, social fabric, quality of education, government performance, and

52-489: A perfume . Instead of using French perfumes by the drop behind each ear, women began using Youth-Dew by the bottle in their bath water. In the first year, it sold 50,000 bottles; by 1984, the figure had risen to 150 million. Lauder was the subject of a 1985 TV documentary, Estée Lauder: The Sweet Smell of Success . Explaining her success, she said, "I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard." Lauder received

78-546: A biography, Estée Lauder: Beyond the Magic (1985) by Lee Israel . Her New York Times obituary observed "she was a New Yorker and not an aristocrat at all", notwithstanding "the mythmaking that is so much of the magic of the beauty industry". Her "favourite story was that she had been brought up by her Viennese mother in fashionable Flushing, Long Island, in a sumptuous home with stables, a chauffeured car and an Italian nurse." In actuality, her mother Rose emigrated from Hungary to

104-444: A hardware store in the US to repair broken windows and screens, repair power equipment such as lawn mowers, re-key entry locks, make copies of house keys and car keys, re-wire lamps and vacuum cleaners, sharpen knives and cutting tools, make minor repairs to faucet and shower parts, repair kerosene heaters and cut and thread plumbing pipe. The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA )

130-1034: A number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores , sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners , building materials , hand tools , power tools, keys , locks , hinges , chains , plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, housewares, tools , utensils , paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business. Many hardware stores have specialty departments unique to its region or its owner's interests. These departments include hunting and fishing supplies, plants and nursery products, marine and boating supplies, pet food and supplies, farm and ranch supplies including animal feed, swimming pool chemicals, homebrewing supplies and canning supplies. In Australia hardware stores specialise in home décor and include large selections of paint. There are three major hardware companies in Australia: Bunnings , Mitre 10 and Home Hardware . Home Hardware

156-975: A particular category. These stores are usually grouped together in a shopping district. Examples are groups of stores that specialize in: In the United Kingdom , hardware stores can be known as ironmongers , DIY stores and home improvement stores. British retail chains include B&Q , Homebase , and Wickes . Australian hardware chain Bunnings opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and planned to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot Bunnings shops after acquiring them in February 2016. Larger hardware stores may also sell building supplies including lumber, flooring, roofing materials and fencing. Such stores are often referred to as home-improvement centers or home centers. There may be fewer hardware stores in

182-696: A world leader in risk assessment in the Middle East. The European Leadership Network (ELNET) and the Forum of Strategic Dialogue (FSD) regularly host special roundtable sessions at the Herzliya Conference. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon delivered his most important foreign policy speeches at the Herzliya Conferences. His addresses at this forum were likened to the U.S. president's State of the Union address. At

208-440: Is a retailers' co-operative and has many banners which store owners trade under. Since the acquisition of Bunnings by Wesfarmers in 1994, the big-box store concept has changed how new hardware stores are built. In 2004, Mitre 10 built its first supercentre Mitre 10 MEGA with an average store size of 13,500 m . These were later either closed or turned into large-concept Mitre 10 stores. In 2011 Masters Home Improvement entered

234-402: Is a membership organization that provides training and resources for hardware store owners and publishes a trade magazine in print and online. European-based stores include: In India hardware stores are mostly small businesses, with no major store chains that carry a large selection of products. Stores lack ample floor space compared to their Western counterparts, but are usually stocked with

260-638: The "sweetest husband in the world". Leonard became the chief executive of Estée Lauder and then chairman of the board. Ronald was a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration and was U.S. Ambassador to Austria in 1986–87. As of 2021, he is the president of the World Jewish Congress . Lauder died of cardiopulmonary arrest on April 24, 2004, aged 95, at her home in Manhattan . Hardware store Hardware stores (in

286-548: The 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. Lauder was born Josephine Esther Mentzer in Corona, Queens , New York City, the second child born to Rose Schotz and Max Mentzer. Her parents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Her maternal grandmother was from Sátoraljaújhely and her maternal grandfather was from Gelle (now Holice , Slovakia ), while her father had Czech-Jewish ancestry. Lauder's claims of descent from European aristocracy were discredited in

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312-833: The Canadian unit of The Home Depot in 1994. Canadian Tire , Central , Kent Building Supplies , Lowe's and many smaller chains also sell hardware in Canada. Most hardware stores in China, whether in the city or rural areas, are small, family-owned, non-franchise companies. They provide similar products to Western hardware stores, including plumbing and electrical supplies, tools, and some housewares. They do not normally carry lumber, fishing supplies, gardening products, or boating supplies. Some rural hardware stores supply animal feed, such as chicken feed. Common to most non-Western countries, China has specialty hardware stores, dedicated to selling products in

338-704: The Chevalier ( Knight ) class of the Legion of Honour from the Consul General of France, Gerard Causer, on January 16, 1978. She was the first woman to receive this honor. She was inducted to the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1988. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004. Estée met Joseph Lauter when she was in her early twenties. On January 15, 1930, they married. Their surname

364-510: The Jewish world.” The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), headed by Alex Mintz of the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy sponsors the Herzliya Conference. The institute studies national policy with the aim of upgrading of the strategic decision-making process through policy-driven research and interaction between policy analysts and policy-makers. The institute is considered

390-464: The True Value Company. Elwood Adams Hardware of Worcester, Massachusetts claims to be the oldest operating hardware store in the US, having begun business in 1782. Part of the popularity of American hardware stores is the range of services they provide. Most retail outlets only sell goods, while some hardware stores custom-make or repair a large variety of household items. It is common for

416-792: The US now than in the past, but according to the US Census Bureau, there were still 14,300 hardware stores in the US in 2005, employing on average 10 employees each. Despite competition from large chain stores (commonly referred to as big-box or destination hardware stores, e.g., The Home Depot , Lowe's and Menards ) new hardware stores in the US continue to open. There are four major nationwide wholesale suppliers to hardware stores. All four report more than US$ 1 billion in annual sales. Two of them operate as retailers' cooperatives : Do It Best Corp, from Fort Wayne Indiana, and Ace Hardware from Oakbrook Illinois. Hardware store owners purchase stock in these suppliers and may choose to include

442-529: The United States in 1898 with her five children at the time to join her first husband, Abraham Rosenthal. In 1905, Rose married Max Mentzer, a shopkeeper who had also immigrated to the United States in the 1890s. When their daughter was born, they wanted to name her Eszti , the diminutive form of the Hungarian first name Eszter, after her mother's favorite Hungarian aunt, but decided at the last minute to keep

468-545: The West Bank to maintain Israel's Jewish majority. Est%C3%A9e Lauder (person) Estée Lauder ( / ˈ ɛ s t eɪ ˈ l ɔː d ər / EST -ay LAW -dər ; née   Josephine Esther Mentzer ; July 1, 1908 – April 24, 2004) was an American businesswoman. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder). Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of

494-534: The family's hardware store , where she got her first taste of business, entrepreneurship , and what it takes to be a successful retailer . Her childhood dream was to become an actress with her "name in lights, flowers and handsome men". When Lauder grew older, she agreed to help her uncle, Dr. John Schotz, with his business. Schotz was a chemist, and his company, New Way Laboratories, sold beauty products such as creams, lotions , rouge , and fragrances. She became more interested in his business than her father's. She

520-626: The market and opened more than 49 stores, with an average footprint of 13,500 m . Masters Home Improvement, which was the second-largest hardware chain in Australia, closed in December 2016. Bunnings also operates in New Zealand, competing against Mitre 10 New Zealand and Hammer Hardware . The Australian Bunnings and Mitre 10 Mega format have also been introduced to New Zealand. Home Hardware , Rona , Canac, BMR Group and Réno-Dépôt are Canadian hardware retailers. Aikenhead's Hardware became

546-451: The name "Josephine", which they had agreed upon. However, the baby's nickname became "Estee", the name she would grow up using and responding to. Eventually, when she launched her perfume empire with her husband, she added an accent mark to make her name look French and began pronouncing it the way her father had in his Hungarian accent. Lauder spent much of her childhood trying to make ends meet. Like most of her eight siblings, she worked at

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572-515: The name of the cooperative in the advertised name of the store. Hardware stores also purchase from a variety of regional wholesalers and specialty manufacturers. Some hardware stores operate rental businesses which can offer equipment from construction tools to inflatable playhouses. The major hardware cooperatives provide brand name rental advertising and support for hardware store owners including Just Ask Rental, Party Central, Grand Rental Station and Taylor Rental, all four of which are brands owned by

598-564: The third Herzliya Conference, Sharon announced his support for the Road map for peace and at the Fourth Herzliya Conference, he presented for the first time his unilateral disengagement plan . On January 24, 2006, Ehud Olmert , in his first major policy address since becoming Israel's acting prime minister, said at the Herzliya Conference that he backed the creation of a Palestinian state, and that Israel would have to relinquish parts of

624-542: Was fascinated watching her uncle create his products. He also taught her how to wash her face and do facial massages. After graduating from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens , New York, she focused on her uncle's business. Lauder named one of her uncle's blends Super Rich All-Purpose Cream, and began selling the preparation to her friends. She sold creams like Six-In-One cold cream and Dr. Schotz's Viennese Cream to beauty shops, beach clubs and resorts. One day, as she

650-463: Was getting her hair done at the House of Ash Blondes, the salon's owner Florence Morris asked Lauder about her perfect skin. Soon, Estée returned to the beauty parlor to hand out four of her uncle's creams and demonstrate their use. Morris was so impressed that she asked Lauder to sell her products at Morris's new salon. In 1953, Lauder introduced her first fragrance, Youth-Dew, a bath oil that doubled as

676-452: Was later changed from Lauter to Lauder. Their first child, Leonard , was born March 19, 1933. The couple separated then divorced in 1939 and she moved to Florida, but they remarried in 1942. Their second son, Ronald , was born in 1944. Estée and Joseph Lauder remained married until his death in 1983, and she later regretted her divorce, saying that she married young and assumed that she had missed out on life but soon found out that she had

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