TheHardwareNews.comNews Archives - TheHardwareNews.com https://thehardwarenews.com/category/news/ The Latest News and Information for the Hardware Retailer Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:55:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 49-year-old Home Depot rival closes hardware store, no bankruptcy http://thehardwarenews.com/49-year-old-home-depot-rival-closes-hardware-store-no-bankruptcy/ http://thehardwarenews.com/49-year-old-home-depot-rival-closes-hardware-store-no-bankruptcy/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:55:32 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23044 Independent hardware stores and cooperative chains like Do it Best, Ace Hardware, and True Value Hardware face extreme competition from major big-box home improvement centers like Home Depot and Lowe’s, which have resulted in the smaller competitors closing their stores when they can no longer compete.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/49-year-old-home-depot-rival-closes-hardware-store-no-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 Ace Hardware grows rapidly in Ocean County, taking over drugstore http://thehardwarenews.com/ace-hardware-grows-rapidly-in-ocean-county-taking-over-drugstore/ http://thehardwarenews.com/ace-hardware-grows-rapidly-in-ocean-county-taking-over-drugstore/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:53:56 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23042 BARNEGAT — Ace Hardware will open a new store in the former Rite Aid on West Bay Avenue.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/ace-hardware-grows-rapidly-in-ocean-county-taking-over-drugstore/feed/ 0 After 55 years, this beloved California hardware store is closing a location, but there’s good news http://thehardwarenews.com/after-55-years-this-beloved-california-hardware-store-is-closing-a-location-but-theres-good-news-2/ http://thehardwarenews.com/after-55-years-this-beloved-california-hardware-store-is-closing-a-location-but-theres-good-news-2/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:52:23 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23040
If you live in California and have been an avid customer of your neighborhood Workbench True Value Hardware store for your minor home repair needs, there’s something you should know.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/after-55-years-this-beloved-california-hardware-store-is-closing-a-location-but-theres-good-news-2/feed/ 0 Mannford hardware store marks 50 years, with longtime employee still greeting generations of customers http://thehardwarenews.com/mannford-hardware-store-marks-50-years-with-longtime-employee-still-greeting-generations-of-customers-3/ http://thehardwarenews.com/mannford-hardware-store-marks-50-years-with-longtime-employee-still-greeting-generations-of-customers-3/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:51:51 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23038 MANNFORD, Okla. –

Town and Country Hardware has seen products change, prices rise and ownership transition over the decades, but one thing has remained constant since the late 1970s: Jim Stockton.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/mannford-hardware-store-marks-50-years-with-longtime-employee-still-greeting-generations-of-customers-3/feed/ 0 Car ends up inside Ace Hardware store in Greer, South Carolina http://thehardwarenews.com/car-ends-up-inside-ace-hardware-store-in-greer-south-carolina/ http://thehardwarenews.com/car-ends-up-inside-ace-hardware-store-in-greer-south-carolina/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:51:01 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23036 GREER, S.C. —

A car appears to have driven into the Ace Hardware store in Greer, South Carolina. …

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/car-ends-up-inside-ace-hardware-store-in-greer-south-carolina/feed/ 0 Williamson Weekly: Hardware Store to Close After 50 Years http://thehardwarenews.com/williamson-weekly-hardware-store-to-close-after-50-years/ http://thehardwarenews.com/williamson-weekly-hardware-store-to-close-after-50-years/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:49:56 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23034 Harpeth True Value is closing after more than 50 years in business. 

The Franklin hardware store at 203 Downs Blvd will be open for the last day on March 31, according to the sign outside of the business. …

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/williamson-weekly-hardware-store-to-close-after-50-years/feed/ 0 Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility http://thehardwarenews.com/temporary-hardware-store-opens-in-new-municipal-facility/ http://thehardwarenews.com/temporary-hardware-store-opens-in-new-municipal-facility/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:49:10 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23032 As the Jasper Home Hardware on Sleepy Hollow Road is rebuilt following the July 2024 Jasper Wildfire, a temporary location has opened up.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/temporary-hardware-store-opens-in-new-municipal-facility/feed/ 0 Warren’s at 15: Lewiston hardware store celebrating anniversary, raffling prizes http://thehardwarenews.com/warrens-at-15-lewiston-hardware-store-celebrating-anniversary-raffling-prizes/ http://thehardwarenews.com/warrens-at-15-lewiston-hardware-store-celebrating-anniversary-raffling-prizes/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:48:31 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23030 Since former owner Bill Warren took over the store at 185 Portage Road, 15 years ago, somewhere around 20,000 products have lined the shelves.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/warrens-at-15-lewiston-hardware-store-celebrating-anniversary-raffling-prizes/feed/ 0 FRANKLIN HARDWARE STORE CLOSING http://thehardwarenews.com/franklin-hardware-store-closing/ http://thehardwarenews.com/franklin-hardware-store-closing/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:47:49 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23028 Harpeth True Value Home Center, Franklin, Tn., is closing April 1 after more than 50 years.…

]]> http://thehardwarenews.com/franklin-hardware-store-closing/feed/ 0 NEWLY Renovated! Fly Through High Brothers, The Lake’s Lumber & Hardware Store http://thehardwarenews.com/newly-renovated-fly-through-high-brothers-the-lakes-lumber-hardware-store/ http://thehardwarenews.com/newly-renovated-fly-through-high-brothers-the-lakes-lumber-hardware-store/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:46:56 +0000 http://thehardwarenews.com/?p=23026 Fly-Through of High Brother’s Lumber In Camdenton, MO

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