World's largest hardware cooperative with 5,500+ independent owner-operated stores in 60+ countries; $9B retail network competing with Home Depot and Lowe's through neighborhood service and cooperative economics.
Ace Hardware is the world's largest hardware cooperative — a retailer-owned cooperative of 5,500+ independently owned hardware stores operating across 60+ countries, where each store owner is both a customer of Ace's wholesale distribution and an equity member of the cooperative that determines pricing, programs, and brand strategy. Founded in 1924 in Chicago, Ace Hardware generates approximately $9 billion in retail sales annually through its cooperative network, competing with Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) as the dominant neighborhood hardware alternative.
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