IN BRIEF
Description:
With Ace, the #1 distributor in convenience hardware, you reap the benefits of collective buying power, a global brand and independent ownership.
Opportunities:
Retail opportunities available throughout the United States.
Business Type:
Business Opportunity.
Minimum Cash Required:
$250,000.
Financing Assistance:
Yes, through a third party.
Training Provided:
Yes.
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Dells True Value store embraces new Ace Hardware brand
August 15, 2011. As of two weeks ago, the Dell Rapids True Value Hardware re-branded itself.
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New Ace Hardware store moving in to Trig's Shopping Center
August 12, 2011. A new store is filling in the void where Good Will was previously located in Rhinelander, WI.
Read More New Ace Hardware store moving in to Trig's Shopping Center
Family builds on five generations of business with Ace Hardware
August 12, 2011. Jason Millegan went to his first Ace Hardware tradeshow with his parents in 1980. He was two weeks old.
Read More Family builds on five generations of business with Ace Hardware
Ace Q2 revenues increase to $1.021 billion
August 10, 2011. In a second-quarter earnings season characterized by weather-depressed sales figures, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Ace Hardware Corp. managed to show a gain in revenues.
Ace Hardware: All Stars of Customer Service
October 3, 2010. There’s an old saying in sports: “They don’t ask, ‘How?’ They ask, ‘How many?’ ”
The A-C-Es of successful retailing
October 3, 2010. A reputation for customer service doesn’t come easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight. At the Oak Brook, Ill., headquarters of Ace Hardware Corp., the topic is a high priority for John Venhuizen, VP retail and business development.
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Backed by Visa, Ace steps up its rewards
October 3, 2010. The ability to bring instant credit to the sales floor of Ace Hardware stores is seen as a powerful new sales tool for the Oak Brook, Ill.-based co-op. And that’s just the beginning of the benefits of the new Ace Rewards Visa, according to executives.
Read More Backed by Visa, Ace steps up its rewards
Scarborough Ace: expanding size, maintaining service
October 3, 2010. Opportunity knocked for Scotts Valley, Calif.-based Scarborough Ace when the neighboring pet store in their shopping plaza closed.
Read More Scarborough Ace: expanding size, maintaining service
Where there’s color, there’s service
October 3, 2010. The opportunity for hardware stores to win in the paint category begins with convenience, but it doesn’t end there.
Read More Where there’s color, there’s service
Ace Hardware ranked highest in customer satisfaction by BY J.D. Power and Associates for the 4th consecutive year
August 2, 2010. The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Improvement Retail Store Satisfaction StudySM again ranked Ace Hardware the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Major Home Improvement Retail Stores” for the fourth consecutive year.
Ace® Hardware announces plan to sell Craftsman® tools
March 22, 2010. For the first time Craftsman will sell directly to new retail channel to improve customer accessibility and convenience.
Read More Ace® Hardware announces plan to sell Craftsman® tools
Ace Hardware maintains Top 10 spot in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's 'Customer Service Champs' list
March 21, 2010. Hardware cooperative ranks 10th in third annual list.
Read More Ace Hardware maintains Top 10 spot in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's 'Customer Service Champs' list
Ace Hardware reports 2009 financial results
March 20, 2010. Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the hardware industry, today reported net income of $95.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, an increase of $9.9 million or 11.5 percent, compared to $85.8 million for 2008.
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