Ace Hardware Corporation announced today it has acquired Jensen Distribution Services, a profitable 131-year-old distributor of hardlines goods. Founded in 1883, and based in Spokane, Washington, Jensen Distribution Services is a wholesale hardware distributor with approximately $150 million in wholesale …
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Home Depot Buying Back Distributor
The Home Depot is buying back HD Supply Holdings Inc., a distributor of fasteners, plumbing parts, chain and other hardware. The distributor was part of the big box hardware retailer in the past, and relies on Home Depot for about 98 …
Read More »Paint Companies Select Color of the Year
With 2014 coming to a close, upcoming trends for 2015 are being showcased. Paint companies are picking their 2015 color of the year, predicting which color will make its way into homes across America. Benjamin Moore picked Guilford Green, a …
Read More »Distribution America and PRO Group Host Annual Executive Planning Conference
The towering Santa Rosa Mountains set the backdrop for the Distribution America/PRO Group, Inc. 2015 Executive Planning Conference, held Nov. 18-20 at the JW Marriott Palm Desert Resort in Palm Desert, California. This year’s event marks the 11th consecutive year …
Read More »PRO Group, Bostwick-Braun Award New Scholarship
One employee at a PRO Hardware store will soon be learning more about retail management and leadership development thanks to some help from the Denver-based PRO Group, Inc. and Toledo, Ohio-based Bostwick-Braun. Anthony Wilkerson, assistant manager at Burkhardt PRO Hardware …
Read More »William Hooten, Former Distribution America President, Passes Away
William “Bill” Foster Hooten, Jr., 88, of Johns Creek, Georgia, died on Oct. 2, 2014. His career in the hardware-automotive retail and wholesale industry spanned 40 years. He went from a copywriter to a corporate vice president and director of …
Read More »Monroe Hardware Hosts Successful Fall Dealer Market
On September 20 and 21, customers attended the Myrtle Beach Convention Center for Monroe Hardware’s Fall Dealer Market. Along with the new venue, Monroe Hardware presented their dealers with additional exhibit areas including Made in the USA, featuring domestically produced …
Read More »Pro Group Hands Out Honors
Hardware retailing is a tough business, but a few independent retailers are seeing plenty of success. They’re being honored by the Denver-based PRO Group with its annual Paul L. Cosgrave Memorial and PRO Hardware Retailer of the Year awards. This …
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