The Hardware Connection

Special Report: COVID-19 Update – Hardware Retailers Are Thriving During the Pandemic

By Chris Jensen City Paint & Ace Hardware in Hoboken, N.J., donated more than 300 masks to local first responders.»…

John Venhuizen» Ace Hardware Corp. has released its 2019 Annual Report, which contains detailed financials for the co-op. Total domestic…

PC Home Center has donated 4,000 green light bulbs to honor those lost during the pandemic.» The state of Kentucky…

John Hartmann» True Value Company announced on April 20 that John Hartmann, who has served as chief executive officer since…

Bortz Hardware in Greensburg, Pa., has been around since 1889, so this is not their first pandemic.» Since 1889, Bortz…

Dave Swartz of Davison Ace developed a germicidal box to sanitize masks.» Dave Swartz, owner of Davison Ace Hardware in…

Traci Johnson» ECI Software Solutions has announced the appointment of Traci Johnson as chief marketing officer. Johnson—who has been with…

Bob Heth operates Heth’s Hardware Hank & Rental, which is marking its 60th anniversary this year.» The coronavirus pandemic and…

Independent We Stand has announced the quarterfinalists and the next phase of the 2020 America’s Main Streets contest. The current…

Maleeyah displays her watermelon and cactus.» In a time when businesses large and small are having to adjust and innovate…