DISTRIBUTORS/CO-OPS

Ace was established in 1924 by a group of Chicago-area retailers who united their hardware...

Ace Hardware celebrated the grand opening of its new Suffolk Import Redistribution Center (RDC) with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility in Suffolk, Va.

Sales increased in all product categories, though the company's bottom line was affected negatively.

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Oak Brook, Ill.-based Ace Hardware Corp. has unveiled the redesigned acehardware.com for consumers.

The website features new functionality designed to greatly enhance the consumer’s online experience, prominently featuring product reviews, tips and advice, store locator, enhanced “My Store” pages and Ace’s “Red Hot Buys.”            

According to an article in The Virginian-Pilot, the Oak Brook, Ill.-based Ace Hardware Corp.’s redistribution center at the CenterPoint Intermodal Center is nearing completion.

The facility, which broke ground last June, is described as a 336,000 square-foot import redistribution center. 

Ace Hardware has appointed Rick Williams as its new VP information technology, a role that will involve driving the co-op's strategic technology and systems management.