Costello’s Ace Hardware announced the opening of a flagship location in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, and the addition of a new store currently under construction in Abington, Pennsylvania. “We’ve always grown through a mix of acquisitions and new stores,” says Mike …
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Costello’s Ace Hardware Expands in Pennsylvania
Costello’s Ace Hardware recently announced plans for a new retail location in Abington, Pennsylvania, continuing the store’s expansion in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The nearly 12,000-square-foot retail space will feature one of Ace’s experiential store designs. “We are excited to …
Read More »YBC to Acquire APM
Your Building Centers (YBC) announced it will acquire Allensville Planing Mill (APM) in 2022. YBC employs around 375 people, was the nation’s 55th largest lumber building supply company in the country in 2020 and is the largest Pennsylvania employee-owned lumber …
Read More »Channellock Completes Historic Plant Expansion
Pliers and hand tools manufacturer CHANNELLOCK® has completed a historic expansion of its Meadville, Pennsylvania, plant. In total, the project took about nine months to complete and is now fully operational. The expansion will allow the company to address increasing product …
Read More »Busy Beaver to Open 25th Store in Former Theater
Home improvement chain Busy Beaver will open its 25th store in Delmont, Pennsylvania, in May 2021. The store will be located in a former movie theater and measure some 55,000 square feet, making it one of the company’s largest locations. …
Read More »Inside True Value’s $150M Supply Chain Investment
Last month, True Value opened its newest regional distribution center (RDC), a major component of the company’s $150 million investment in modernizing its supply chain to best serve independent retailers. The 1 million-square-foot hub facility is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, …
Read More »True Value Focuses on the Future at 2019 Fall Reunion
Thousands of independent home improvement retailers gathered in Chicago Oct. 3-6 to celebrate True Value’s 2019 Fall Reunion. For retailers and True Value leadership alike, it was a chance to share success stories, explore special buying opportunities and look ahead …
Read More »10 Ways to Defeat Winter’s Wrath
No matter where you do business, Old Man Winter will soon be knocking on your door. Whether that means a few nights with lows in the 60s or dozens of feet of snow outside your business, learning how you can …
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