Hahn Ace Hardware, which has five locations in Hartford, Delafield, Mukwonago, Menomonee Falls and Mequon, Wisconsin, is connecting with the community by opening up space at the stores for various organizations to raise money. Owner Perry Hahn says it’s all …
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Home Hardware Promotes Environmental Stewardship
For 32 years, Home Hardware Stores Limited has been enhancing green spaces across the country as part of its partnership with Tree Canada. Dealers, employees and local volunteers come together each year to plant trees and promote environmental stewardship in …
Read More »DIY Articles Bring New Audiences to Cottin’s Hardware and Rental
Back in 2008, Linda Cottin, owner of Cottin’s Hardware & Rental in Lawrence, Kansas, was approached by the local newspaper to write DIY articles on various home improvement topics under the title Fix It Chick. In the 10 years she …
Read More »Hardware Store Owner on a Mission to Prevent Future Fentanyl Tragedies
As the co-owner of six Ace Hardware stores in the San Francisco Bay area, Michelle Leopold is used to facing challenges head on. Tragically, in 2019, Leopold endured the most difficult challenge of her life—losing her 18-year-old son Trevor to …
Read More »Hardware Sales Pours Into Brewery Partnerships
A new partnership is brewing at Hardware Sales in Bellingham, Washington, as the operation has started partnering with local breweries to sell beer in the store. Brookelyn McClellan, operations and marketing coordinator, says the company started selling beer a few …
Read More »Kimps Ace Hardware Shines a Light on Employees
At Kimps Ace Hardware in Green Bay, Wisconsin, employees receive some extra love and recognition thanks to employee spotlights on the store’s Facebook page. Social media coordinator Maddy Bowker says she came up with the idea to do the employee …
Read More »Hampton Lumber Hosts Girls Build Camps
Doing its part to promote growth in the skilled trades and the independent home improvement channel, Hampton Lumber, which has nine locations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, has partnered with Girls Build. Girls Build is a nonprofit organization dedicated to …
Read More »Gillman Home Center Replaces Stolen Tools
When all of the tools in the Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity‘s van were stolen, Gillman Home Center stepped up to help replace the stolen tools so the organization could continue providing a much-needed service in the area. Gillman Home …
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