Ace Hardware recently announced the acquisition of Emery-Waterhouse, a 170-year-old distributor of hardlines products for independent lumber, paint, industrial and hardware outlets throughout the Northeast. Hardware Retailing editors sat down with Ace President and CEO John Venhuizen to talk about …
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Ace Hardware Acquires Emery-Waterhouse
Ace Hardware announced today it has acquired Emery-Waterhouse, a 170-year-old distributor of hardlines products for independent lumber, paint, industrial and hardware outlets throughout the Northeast. Emery-Waterhouse will move forward as an independently operated, majority-owned subsidiary of Ace Hardware. The Emery-Waterhouse …
Read More »Plumbing and Electrical Store Introduced at Handy Hardware Spring Market
Handy Hardware introduced its new Plumbing and Electrical Store at its Spring Market, held Feb. 13-15 in Houston. The Plumbing and Electrical Store offered more than 1,000 planograms from key suppliers and allowed dealers the opportunity to better understand new …
Read More »Monroe Hardware Spring Dealer Market Exceeds Expectations
Attendance at the Monroe Hardware Spring Dealer Market at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, NC, surpassed previous records. The convention staff had to scramble to handle overflow at the annual breakfast buying bonanza and Keith Driscoll, director …
Read More »Reliable Distributors 2014 Annual Conference Announced
Reliable Distributors will hold its annual Management & Marketing Conference, March 27-29, 2014 in Orlando, Fla. The theme for 2014 is “Living in America!” and will showcase Reliable manufacturers and distributors from across the country. Along with one-on-one private meetings between …
Read More »Five Ways to Maximize Your Supplier Rep Relationships to Improve Performance
It’s just what you needed, another appointment with a supplier rep who wants to stop in next week for a visit. It’s hard enough to find time to dedicate to the lengthening list of to-dos you committed to earlier in …
Read More »HDW’s Spring Market Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Hardware Distribution Warehouse Inc. held its Spring Market at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 24-26. This years’ theme, Back to the Future, celebrated the company’s 20th anniversary. Kenneth R. Beauvais, president and CEO, reported dealers and …
Read More »House-Hasson Sets Records for New, Remodeled Dealers’ Stores
House-Hasson Hardware, the nation’s largest independent regional hardware distributor, set a new company record in 2013 for new and remodeled hardware store and lumberyard projects, and heads into 2014 with more such projects pending than at the start of any …
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