Today, Westlake Ace Hardware, a subsidiary of Ace Hardware Corporation, announced it has acquired four hardware stores located in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The 110-year-old Westlake Ace Hardware chain acquired all four Watkins Hardware locations, bringing Westlake Ace Hardware’s total store …
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Ace Hardware’s leaders had positive financial news to share at the co-op’s spring convention this week, but emphasized the importance of relationships and service to keeping retailers’ businesses successful. Retail profit dollars increased by 5 percent and total retail sales …
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The original building is there, having been added to, renovated and at times, remodeled. The old floorboards creak when you walk through aisles. The aisles are laden with nuts, bolts, garden tools, plumbing and electrical, paint and sundries, as well as …
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This week, True Value Company announced its fiscal 2014 year-end results, and the company says its the best growth its seen in 20 years, as it shared with its members earlier this month in Dallas at the True Value Spring Reunion. According to …
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As crowds gather Saturday morning to watch the Chicago River turn green during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, a 40-foot True Value paint stick will give the water a stir. The paint stick will be embossed with the line, “The Value …
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True Value Company has announced that fall fundraising efforts raised more than $625,000 for two nonprofit organizations that help needy children. Money collected through the Fall Stewardship Campaign will benefit the True Value Foundation and United Way, two organizations working …
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True Value is placing an increased focus on helping members improve customer service and announced several initiatives aimed at doing so at the company’s Spring Reunion held in Dallas this past weekend. John Hartmann, True Value President and CEO, spoke …
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Alliance International, the Do it Best buying partnership with Canadian co-op Home Hardware Stores Limited, has named a new executive director. Greg Mann replaced long-standing executive director Greg Thomas and will be leading Alliance International, which has $5 billion in …
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