The store she runs is an Ace Hardware. The 100-year-old, Oak Brook, Illinois-based hardware chain, which has permeated America’s smaller neighborhoods with more than 5,000 locations, appears to ...

These trends appear to be working in Ace Hardware’s favor. The hardware chain saw a small increase in its US same-store sales in its most recent quarter and a 1.1% increase in the average amount ...

Ace Hardware’s store setup — smaller-sized shops of 7,000 to 10,000 square feet on average — situated within communities and selling much more than just nuts, bolts and paint are resonating ...