Once again, Ace Hardware has ranked No. 5 on Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500® list. The franchise also ranked No. 1 on the ‘Miscellaneous Retail Business’ category list for the fourth year in a row. In 2024, Ace Hardware surpassed its …
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Ace Retail Holdings, the parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware, Great Lakes Ace Hardware and other retail hardware brands, announced three key promotions. John Mitter, former vice president of finance for Great Lakes Ace Hardware, has been promoted to …
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A tentative labor agreement has recently halted a potential strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, but major container ports in the U.S. have already seen a surge in imports. According to the Global Port Tracker report from the …
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According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), residential construction employment is now at 3.4 million, with 961,000 builders and 2.4 million residential speciality trade contractors. In December 2024, construction workers saw a 5.5% unemployment rate. This is slightly …
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Westlake Ace Hardware recently announced its acquisition of Augusta Ace Home Center in Augusta, Kansas. The acquisition will occur on March 17. Augusta Ace Home Center is currently owned by Pat and Diane Herian, who have owned the store for …
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The Garden Center State of the Industry Report documents the health of the independent garden center industry, tracking trends and economic activity. According to Garden Center’s 2024 report, the industry’s growth is slowing after the COVID sales boom and garden centers …
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Noble Ace Hardware store owner, Robert A. Noble III, recently completed the sale of three store locations—in Rutland, Vermont and Cobleskill and Cambridge, New York—to The Aubuchon Company. The settlement will be completed on January 23 and the stores will …
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Do it Best announced Skiler Lehman as the company’s new director of e-commerce. Lehman rejoins the company after serving as digital products manager for another national consumer goods manufacturer and retailer and brings years of experience in digital product management …
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