News Map: Openings, Closings & Acquisitions Illustration of retailers and dealers in various stages of coming and going. For more retail news, visit HBSDealer.com. OPENING
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ARIZONA
WISCONSIN
NEW YORK
Tombstone
Kenosha
Eastchester
Husband-and-wife owners Jared and Sarah Redding learned the business from the ground up at Ace Hardware stores in Phoenix and Tempe. They opened the new 2,000 sq. ft. business this spring in a space once used as a high school cafeteria.
JC Licht Ace’s grand opening event this spring raised $2,000 for the Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. The store was formerly Parkside True Value, which was acquired by the Illinois-based paint and hardware retailer JC Licht in 2021.
John Fix III, Mary Beth (Fix) Wellington, and Thomas Fix, the third-generation owners and operators of Cornell’s Hardware are selling the business to The Aubuchon Company — becoming Aubuchon’s 108th location.
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clarksville
Spicewood
Georgetown County
Ambassador Supply acquired Orgain Building Supply, which has served the Nashville area for a century. Ambassador, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., is a member of the Do it Best Corp. co-op.
McCoy’s Building Supply has opened its newest location in Spicewood, Texas. The new store— McCoy’s 90th— features 15,000 square feet of inside retail space and a paved, drive-thru lumberyard.
The Building Center, Inc. has acquired a 130,000 square-foot facility on 72 acres in Georgetown County, S.C. The plant will serve as a manufacturing facility, and lumber and distribution center for builders in North and South Carolina.
June 2022 HARDWARE + BUILDING SUPPLY DEALER
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