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Ace Hardware

Ace Hardware is a cooperative of some 4600 independent hardware stores. A cooperative is different from a franchise. A franchise is owned by a corporation that licenses out the franchise's name and resources. A cooperative is owned by the members of the cooperative. Since a business cooperative is owned by the stores participating in cooperative, the stores in the cooperative are likely to be a bit more independent than franchise stores. In other words, you will find a lot more diversity in Ace Hardware stores around the nation than you will find with Wendy's franchises.

In my opinion, this is a good thing.

The Ace Hardware web sites offers an astonishingly large selection of hardware, furnishings and items for the home. The selection is substantially larger than the items on display at my local Ace Hardware Store. My local Ace Hardware does not have a large automotive section, or houseware section. The web site does.

The web site offers free shipping (on select items*) to your local hardware store. This is a great deal for large items like patio furniture, grills, housewares, ceiling fans, garden tools, etc..

* Ship-to-Store is available on an item by item basis, and may not be available for all items.

Current Ace Hardware Promotions

Ace Hardware: Get $15 off your order of $115 or more in July at AceHardware.com! Exclusions Apply. You can order online and pick up locally. (expires July 31, 2010).

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