Are you ready to buy a business? In the July issue of Hardware Retailing, we talked with four owners who had recently purchased a business, or are in the process of purchasing a business. They talked about their experiences …

The Westlake Ace Hardware chain is expanding into North Carolina. The company, which is an Ace Hardware Corp. subsidiary, is scheduled to close a deal to buy two stores in Raleigh, North Carolina, in mid-July. With the addition of the North …

Flooring discounter Lumber Liquidators won’t be selling Chinese-made laminate anymore, and has agreed to continue an air-quality testing program for consumers. Federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, had been investigating the Toano, Virginia, company since early 2015, when the retailer …

Vincent J. “Vinnie” Costello, founder of Costello’s Ace Hardware in New York, died this month at age 76. Costello worked full time for the 25-store chain until earlier this year, and officially retired as CEO in May. He died June 4. “He loved to work. …

Ace Hardware Corp. recently announced changes to its board of directors. This month, co-op stockholders elected one new board member and re-elected two others. The new board member is Kristin Grunder, president and co-owner of Rome Ace Hardware, a single Ace store …

Walmart and Visa’s conflict over credit cards has gotten bigger. Starting July 18, Walmart Canada will begin to phase out Visa as a credit card its retail stores accept, according to the company. A U.S. lawsuit Walmart filed against Visa this …

The majority of shoppers from around the world still research and make home improvement purchases in stores–but don’t think that means you can wait to build a robust online presence if you don’t have one. More than half of consumers make their home …

Everything higher than 2 feet off the floor is scorched or hardened into long plastic drips where it burned in Valley Supply Hardware during a recent fire set by arsonists. “It is a total loss. Everything is gone–computers, telephones, inventory,” …