Shoot a video of yourself biting a lemon, and a store in Colorado will donate $1 to a food bank. Starting two weeks ago, Windsor Ace Hardware, located in Windsor, Colorado, has been challenging community members and social media followers to take …
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Ace Hardware Awarded Private Fleet of the Year Award
Fleet Owner magazine has recognized Ace Hardware’s distribution team as its 2014 Private Fleet of the Year. As part of the honor, the December 2014 issue of Fleet Owner features a cover story that recognizes Ace’s innovative fleet management. “We’re proud that …
Read More »Simpson Strong-Tie Wins Do it Best Corp. Vendor of the Year
For the fourth consecutive year, Do it Best Corp. has honored Simpson Strong-Tie, an industry leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, with its 2014 Vendor of the Year award in the Building Materials products category. Do it Best awards …
Read More »Hachborn to be Inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame
This spring, Walter J. Hachborn, co-founder of Home Hardware Stores Limited, will be inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. The ceremony for the Canadian Business Hall of Fame will take place May 4, 2015, in Toronto. The honor …
Read More »Industry Veteran John Sullivan Dies at Age 88
A 30-year veteran of the retail hardware industry, who worked as a journalist and in corporate communications for True Value, died this month. John Sullivan, 88, of Danville, Illinois, died Nov. 21. Sullivan worked for three decades in the hardware …
Read More »Great Lakes Ace Hardware Names Industry Veteran as COO
Great Lakes Ace Hardware named a hardware industry veteran as its new chief operating officer, according to the Farmington Voice. Jason Haley has worked for Ace Hardware for 13 years, and worked in the industry for 26 years, the article said. In …
Read More »Clark-Devon Hardware Singled Out by Popular Mechanics and Ted Allen As The Great American Hardware Store
Celebrity chef and style guru Ted Allen wrote at length about his fond appreciation for Chicago’s Clark-Devon Hardware, his all-time favorite hardware store, in the September 2014 issue of Popular Mechanics. Allen’s tribute to Clark-Devon Hardware anchors the issue’s special …
Read More »Marvin’s Building Materials and Home Centers Announces New Location
Marvin’s Building Materials and Home Centers announced plans to open a new store in Ozark, Alabama. The store is currently under construction on the corner of Deese Road and Highway 231. “We have been looking for a site in Ozark for …
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