Westlake Ace Hardware recently promoted Tony Jones to vice president of finance and controller. He replaced the retiring Pam Samulcek, who had served as vice president of finance and controller since 2006. In his new role, Jones leads all finance …
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Westlake Ace to Open 22nd Store in Kansas City
Westlake Ace Hardware has announced plans to open a new store in Kansas City’s historic Brookside neighborhood. Westlake Ace is leasing a 6,600-square-foot retail space for the store and will have a soft opening in late 2020 or early 2021. …
Read More »Do it Best Hardware of Clinton Hill Makes a Home in Brooklyn
Wally Abulawi was looking for a building for a new supermarket in New York City when the notion struck him: His next business could be a hardware store. His retail experience came from owning and operating supermarkets, but the new …
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Steadman’s Ace Hardware in Miles City, Montana, is a community resource for a variety of reasons, one of which isn’t common for an independent home improvement store. The store is a destination for couples who are getting married to register …
Read More »How the Pandemic Is Spurring Home Paint Projects
Julie Elrod, business manager for paint at Ace Hardware Corp., took questions from Hardware Retailing about recent research the co-op released. Ace commissioned the survey of 1,300 Americans to see how COVID-19 has impacted consumer interest in paint projects. Hardware Retailing (HR): …
Read More »Home Ace Hardware’s Growth Story
Gary Johnson of Home Ace Hardware sees many reasons why his business has thrived over the past 34 years and continues to grow in Columbus, Georgia. Those reasons include working closely with customers to understand their wants and needs, retaining …
Read More »What to Expect From the Ace Hardware Virtual Convention
For the second time in 2020, Ace Hardware Corp. will be hosting a fully virtual convention. The event, slated for Sept. 9-12, is accessible to retailers through Ace Net, the co-op’s website for communicating with retailers, and a convention mobile …
Read More »Wholesale Lumber Survives Tragedy, Serves Through Pandemic
When Joseph Burks devoted much of 2018 to remodeling Wholesale Lumber in Clint, Texas, he had no idea the redesign would allow the store to serve customers better through a pandemic. At the time, he was working through the tragedy …
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