Hackett’s to open 11th location
Hackett’s, a chain of department stores with full service True Value Hardware departments, has made an agreement to open its 11th location, the Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based company reported.
The new store, which will be located in Lake Placid, N.Y., will occupy a 41,000-square-foot building that was formerly a Tops Market. The company said the store should be open by spring of 2009.
Hackett’s, a subsidiary of Seaway Valley Capital Corporation, opened its 10th location on August 2 in Sackets Harbor, N.Y. The company is one of the nation’s oldest retailers with roots dating back to 1830.
Each of its larger stores contains a True Value hardware department with hardware, tools, plumbing, paint and electrical departments. Other departments in the stores include men’s, women’s and children’s brand name apparel, athletic, casual and work footwear, home dZcor, gifts, seasonal merchandise and sporting goods.