When Jeremy Melnick’s grandfather opened his first Ace Hardware store along Chicago’s ritzy Gold Coast in 1950, there wasn’t a whole lot of competition. Wal-Mart? An Arkansas five-and-dime. Lowe’s was two stores in North Carolina. Home Depot was still 29 years away from opening its first location. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was 14 years shy of being born. Read More
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Ace Hardware Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
Record fourth quarter revenues of $2.1 billion, an increase of 39.2 percent from last year Record fourth quarter net income of $43.1 million, an increase of $39.6 million from ...
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Ace Hardware Reports Record Third Quarter 2020 Results
•Record third quarter revenues of $2.0 billion, an increase of 30.7 percent from last year •U.S. same-store-sales up 28.9 percent; Acehardware.com revenues up 221 percent •Record third quarter net ...
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Ace Heartware: Second Chances
In life, making mistakes is inevitable; however, it is not the mistakes that define us but the lessons we learn and the choices we make in response to ...
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Ace Hardware Ranks No. 5 on Franchise Times’ Top 200 List
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