Ace Hardware Store Front | Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware Store Front | Ace Hardware
A new Ace Hardware store opens today in Austin, Texas.
The store, located at 13450 Research Blvd., will hold its grand opening celebration through Sunday.
“Our mission is to provide customers with the neighborly advice and assistance they have come to expect from Ace,” owner Ace Hardware said in a recent release. “We look forward to becoming a helpful and valuable neighbor to the community, both inside and outside the walls of our store.”
It's been designed to "reflect the needs of Austin," with high-quality home maintenance products, paint, lawn, garden, hardware, electrical, plumbing, automotive and home décor products, the company said. Niche products from brands such as Yeti, Scotts, STIHL, Big Green Egg, Milwaukee, Ben Moore, Traeger, Weber are also featured at the store.
Ace, founded 90 years ago, has grown to 5,500 locally owned stores globally.
"Ace is the largest hardware cooperative in the industry," according to the release.
The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill. Ace and its subsidiaries have 14 distribution centers in the U.S., as well as centers in China; Panama and the United Arab Emirates.
There are Ace stores in all 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia and in 60 countries.