hardline

A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.

The Hardlines Digest is an Internet mailing list for members of the retail hardware and home center industry.

A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.

Comparable-store sales in hardlines declined in the mid single-digit range, with the strongest performance in sporting goods.

A physical wire or cable connection; landline.

Uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs.

Smith's hardline approach to drugs gained him the support of many local citizens.

To come up with common, honorable, flexible, sensible, creative, meaningful, non-coercive "codes" or expectations of ethical behavior while avoiding laying down hard-line, guilt-inspiring "politically correct" rules and superficial judgements is no small feat.

Belonging to a hardline.

hardline product

Safety, product quality and performance are prerequisites for all hardline products such as toys, cosmetics, furniture, jewellery, DIY, etc.