US LBM announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire American Construction Source (ACS), a leading national building materials distribution platform for custom home builders and repair and remodel contractors. ACS’s portfolio includes multiple locally branded building material distributors …
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Tractor Supply Co. to Acquire Orscheln Farm and Home
Tractor Supply Co. has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Orscheln Farm and Home, a retail chain of farm and ranch supply stores with 167 stores in 11 states. The acquisition will be an all-cash transaction for …
Read More »Nation’s Best Acquires Connolly’s Do it Best
Nation’s Best, a rapidly growing home improvement company, recently announced its acquisition of Connolly’s Do it Best Hardware & Rental, which operates five locations in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “We are thrilled to welcome Connolly’s Do it Best Hardware & Rental …
Read More »2019 Top Guns: Charlie Gillman
Charlie Gillman, Owner and President, Gillman Home Center, 12+ locations in Indiana and Ohio Charlie followed his father and uncle into a career as a general contractor and spent many years as a homebuilder. He transitioned into home improvement retail in the late …
Read More »2019 Top Guns: Mark Schulein
Mark Schulein, President, Crown Ace Hardware, 18 locations in California, Arizona and Hawaii Mark spent several years outside the industry before joining his father at Crown Ace Hardware in Orange County, California. Since that time, Mark has helped grow the …
Read More »Exclusive Q&A: True Value CEO Discusses Upcoming Reunion, Future
True Value’s President and CEO John Hartmann wants to make it clear that the doors are open for all independent retailers to attend the True Value Fall Reunion in Denver regardless of wholesale affiliation, size or market. This is a …
Read More »Westlake Ace to Acquire 7-Store Operation in Chicago
Westlake Ace Hardware announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Buikema’s Ace Hardware, an independently owned business that operates seven stores in the Chicago area. The acquisition will be finalized on Jan. 2, 2018. According to Westlake, Buikema’s …
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