April 2, 2018
One need not read or watch too much of the news to understand thechallenges that exist at retail. And to be certain, it was a challenging year for most brick-and-mortar retailers with an estimated 6,700 store closings in the U.S. alone. But against that dismal backdrop stands the humbled swagger of the local underdog – the Ace retailer. While much of the retail world was whacked in the head with declining transactions, employee terminations and store closings, you extended four streaks that I find to be both impressive and critical to our future. Ace retailers have now enjoyed:
• Five years in a row of increased customer traffic
• Six years in a row of net new store growth
• Eight years in a row of increased same-store sales and same-store gross profit
• Eleven years being ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores” by J.D. Power*
The world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative has achieved this ranking 12 out of the last 13 years Ace Hardware ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores” in…
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• Record first quarter revenues of $1.38 billion, an increase of 5.1 percent from last year • First quarter net income of $22.6 million, an increase of 89.9 percent from…
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Ace to collaborate with the VFW to distribute 1 million American flags nationwide this Memorial Day In the true spirit of Memorial Day, Ace Hardware is once again collaborating with…
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– Record revenues of $1.5 billion, an increase of 4.6 percent from last year – Net income, including one-time pre-tax charges of $7.8 million for our warehouse reconfiguration to support…
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October 3, 2010 | By Ken Clark The ability to bring instant credit to the sales floor of Ace Hardware stores is seen as a powerful new sales tool for…
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McGuckin Hardware is ending its 30-year partnership with the True Value co-op as of Dec. 31, 2016, and will start buying from the Ace Hardware co-op as of Jan. 1,…
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