Category: Hardware

Ace Hardware

About Ace Hardware Headquarters  Ace Hardware Corporation is an American hardware retailers’ cooperative and the largest of its kind in the world, headquartered at 2915 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 — a 250,000-square-foot campus on the former McDonald’s corporate grounds, opened in September 2023. Founded in 1924, Ace Hardware operates 5,800+ locally owned and operated stores across approximately 70 countries, generating $8.6 billion in annual revenue with 18,770+ employees worldwide. Quick Facts Founded 1924 (Chicago, IL) Industry Hardware retail cooperative HQ Address 2915 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, IL 60523 Ownership Privately held (retailer-owned cooperative) Employees 18,770+ Revenue $8.6B Corporate Phone (630) 990-6600 Mailing Address P.O. Box 3691, Oak Brook, IL 60522-3691 Website acehardware.com What Brings You Here? Find the

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Harbor Freight Tools

About Harbor Freight Tools is America’s largest privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered at 26677 Agoura Road, Calabasas, California 91302 — a 228,990-square-foot, four-building corporate campus at Corporate Center Calabasas on Agoura Road, which Harbor Freight moved into in 2019 under a 15-year lease. The company was founded in 1977 by Allan Smidt and his son Eric Smidt in North Hollywood, California — originally as Harbor Freight Salvage, a mail-order business selling surplus and salvage tools by catalog. Eric Smidt became CEO in 1999 and remains Chairman and CEO today, making Harbor Freight one of the largest privately owned, family-operated retail chains in the United States. Harbor Freight’s business model is built on cutting out middlemen by sourcing directly

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