Milestones

Reaching over 150 years in business is no easy feat, but is a milestone that A.F. Boyer Hardware & Guns in Slatington, Pennsylvania, has achieved.  The company started in 1868 as a quarry supply company and general hardware store. Current …

Making an effort to welcome every customer that comes into the store, Steven Edele, the owner of Edele & Mertz Hardware in St. Louis, Missouri, is continuing the legacy of customer service his family started in 1912.   “I truly …

For the past 145 years, the Weider’s name has been synonymous with top-tier customer service. In 1879, John A. Weider opened his horse and harness supply business to serve customers in Rochester, New York, adding hardware in the early 1900s. …

From modest beginnings in the quaint town of Crockett, California, Pedrotti Ace Hardware has evolved to meet changing times and moved locations several times. But through it all, it has maintained its community spirit and penchant for helpfulness. The company, …

What started with one store and one branch of the Fuller family tree has grown into six stores led by the fourth generation of the Fuller family. Fuller & Son Hardware recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a celebration that …

HPM Building Supply, Hawaii’s local, family-founded building industry retailer, manufacturer and supplier is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021. The company has survived two tsunamis, each time rebuilding and reestablishing itself. “HPM is grateful for the support of generations of …

George Washington was still president when Foster Farrar Co. opened in 1796, just prior to John Adams taking office as the nation’s second president. The business started out selling blacksmith supplies near its current location in Northampton, Massachusetts. Today, it …

Jack’s Country Store began operating in 1885 as part of a deal its founder, J.A. Morehead, made with the owner of a stagecoach line, which used the beach as a roadway, according to Jack’s president Tom Downer. Morehead originally opened …