The PGA Tour and Ace Hardware recently announced a new, multiyear marketing agreement that designates Ace as the “Official Hardware Store of the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.” “We are extremely pleased to announce this new relationship with Ace, one of …
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United Hardware Hosts Fall Dealer Market
United Hardware held its June Buying Market this past weekend in Minneapolis, where retailers browsed new items, shopped for promotional deals and learned about new programs. Hardware Retailing had the opportunity to sit down with United Hardware president and CEO …
Read More »Hardware Industry Leaders Gather in North Carolina
The 44th spring meeting of the Hardware Marketing Council (HMC) was held May 26-28 at The Washington Duke Inn in Durham, North Carolina. The council is made up of the top 125 sales and marketing leaders that manufacture products from …
Read More »Ace Hardware Names New Executive
This week, Ace Hardware Corporation announced the promotion of Rick Williams to the position of vice president of Information Technology (IT). Reporting to Ace’s chief financial officer, Williams will play an integral role in further driving strategic technology and systems …
Read More »Organization Honors Do it Best Corp. President and CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) presented Do it Best Corp. president and CEO Bob Taylor with one of its highest honors in recognition of his leadership and his company’s 30-plus years of support of the organization. BBBSA honored …
Read More »Ace Hardware Recognized for Customer Service
For the ninth year in a row, J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Store Satisfaction StudySM ranked Ace Hardware “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores.”Ace has earned this ranking every year since J. D. Power began surveying the …
Read More »Ace Hardware Honors Retailers for Leadership
Ace Hardware Corporation has honored two of its retailers with awards recognizing their values and leadership. The co-op selected Ron Williams of Houston and Scott Schlapkohl of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, as the recipients of the Ray A. Griffith Retail Leadership Award. Williams owns …
Read More »Ace Hardware Reconsiders Pesticides That May Harm Bees
Ace Hardware Corporation is willing to sell alternatives to insecticides that may contain chemicals that affect honeybees. Environmental agencies are evaluating if neonicotinoids–which are chemicals used in pesticides–are harmful to honeybee health. Ace may move away from selling products that contain neonicotinoids as alternative pesticides …
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