Top 10 Largest Hardware Stores in the US
Top 10 Largest Hardware Stores in the US
Top 10 Largest Hardware Stores in the US
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I miss Ole’s and Builders Emporium in So Cal
I used to live in Oklahoma. I shopped at McCoys and Sutherlands. McCoys had cheap lumber but it was cheap quality. Sutherlands has a smaller Home Depot feel to it but definitely more expensive than the big box stores.
McCoy’s usually has great prices for all the essentials but sometimes they lack variety of certain things.
The Westlake’s I have seen occupy areas that have neighborhoods big enough to support them. Yet far enough away from the big boys to be more convenient. The big boys tend to congregate in one area leaving opportunitys on other side of town ripe for them to thrive.
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I go to true value hardware the most because its 7 blocks from my house @TheDenOfTools
mcoys in texas cheaper and friendlier serivce than home depot usually buy wood there
Is Hardware Hank’s still a thing? I used to stop at the one on Main Street in Miles City for my cat fishing tackle. I always felt like I was in Mayberry when I went in there.
you forgot Atwoods….. not sure how stores. they have a store in Gainesville Tx
Lowes and Home Depot put Foxworth and Galbraith out of business
Menards is the best store ever, no question
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We a Sutherland’s in Lawton, OK. I like it. They are fantastic. My local one does monthly charity events. They also have fresh fruit sells during the spring and summer.
@denoftools Sutherlands here in Utah has gone out of business throughout last 10 years….I remember several when I was a kid and then I think there’s only one little store here left
I tend to go to Big Orange because it’s closer to my house, but every time I go to Menards I kick myself for not driving that extra bit of distance more regularly. It’s twice the size, has better quality materials, and is generally a better shopping experience. Other than being a little light on the tool brand assortment, they’re excellent.
Westlake is 100% owned and operated by Ace Hardware 🙂
Sutherlands? Man I always thought that was a one-off. There was a Sutherlands in Dayton when I was growing up, but it shut down decades ago, and I thought it was a one-of-a-kind stand-alone store. I think it closed in late ’70s early ’80s maybe.
Harry Epstein! You need to visit Harry Epstein when you go on your road trip. It’s in Kansas City.
There used to be a Northern Tool around the corner from me here in Renton. It closed maybe 6-7 years ago?
Hyper-Tough: those aren’t Black & Decker? Really? They look like they just had a sticker change, but it’s been a long time since I picked up an actual Black & Decker branded tool.
my guess is
1home despot
2lowes
3menards
I use west lake all the time, they are knowledgeable and friendly
You can get in and out so must faster than a big box store 👍
When naming states for Southerland you said "bama" but it was Mississippi
Are you aware of another 2×36” multi tool attachment? I need to replace one of mine and I was wondering if there’s an option.
What abouy walmart
So I like Home Depot, and Harbor Freight for tools.
Westlake ACE owns all of the ACE Hardware stores in my region, including the ACE at 61st and Lewis just up the street from me. At least locally, Westlake ACE is less of a hardware store (albeit I literally expect an ACE to be locally owned, offer a bag of popcorn and literally have chickens wandering the store from growing up) and more of a lifestyle store here in Tulsa. I kinda feel like all they gotta do is add boots, jeans and flannel shirts to their line and they’re basically Atwoods, if Atwoods hadn’t stopped actually giving a shit about being a farm store.
A most notably omission of REAL hardware stores, is Aubuchon Hardware. For ANYONE in New England, life would come to a halt, without knowing any town in the region either has an AUBUCHON hardware store in it, or the next town in either direction will. Company owned, SMALL FORMAT stores. Aubuchon was family owned, not publicly traded.
Back when telephones had dials, theirs did not. The phone was a direct line to the central warehouse. You could not call the store, you had to GO THERE. This saved wasted personnel time.
Interesting operation, as COUPLES were employed to manage and operate the stores. This eliminated spousal issues with "When are you coming home". They would hire a High School kid, or family member to come in afternoons and weekends. The stores were generally all downtown storefronts, roughly 2000-3000 square feet, whatever was available. They would offer ONE model of toilet, ONE vanity, ONE medicine cabinet, ONE brand of locking pliars ( Vice-Grip )… they did not have space for 4 brands of the same thing…. only the preeminent brand was carried. No-nonsense, cheapass fixturing… bulk shelved rather than bubble packed plumbing and electrical.
They had a VERY advanced warehousing and inventory system. The central warehouse, was somewhere in Western Massachusetts.
My tiny town as well as thousands of places in arizona as well as I think most states have true value hardware stores @TheDenOfTools
I’m in a small town area between Knoxville and Nashville TN. We have a chain of Potter’s Ace Hardware and Home Centers all over the area. They consistently kick butt on Loews and Home Depot on lumber prices and their hardware prices are competitive, while selection is great. I prefer HD over Loews but the closest is just over 50 miles away. The only thing Loews has over HD in my opinion is a better hardware department. HD appears to have gone the way of Walmart and won’t stock anything they can’t sell a train car load of a day. My son and daughter in law prefer Loews over HD and I asked him why. He said think of HD as compared to Walmart and Loews as compared to Target. For standard grade nuts and bolts I go to TSC or our new Rural King. How can you beat buying bolts, nut, and washers by the pound! RK beats HF prices on trailer and lawn equipment tire/wheel prices by a MILE. Walmart and I have mostly parted ways over a lot of their store policies and especially trying to get everyone to use Self Checkout. HD was trying to go that way when we lived in FL. I have walked away from a cart of items when there were no attended checkout lanes. I’ve never trusted Walmart hardware and tools and I see nothing to change my mind. The new tools may be good, but what do you do for warranty. Used to be Sears was the best on handling warranty issues. The only one I trust now for warranty issues is HF. Oh, we also have a Sears Hometown store with a large selection appliances) and a good selection of tools and lawn equipment.
Dude you are way off. Obviously you pulled this Copyrighted material from Chain Store Guide "Top 10 Hardware Retailers – 2018 Edition," however it is not only old info it is not accurate. You can’t put together this list off of Zoom or any public source. You would need to use such resources as NPD, Statistica, Dun & Bradstreet. The fact you don’t rovid your source material says it all – obviously you didn’t go to college.
Anyway, you should also know that the majority of Sars Home Stores are Franchised and not owned by Eddie – he owns the Real Estate. What qualifies as a "hardware chain" is not the same as a "Hardware business."
As well you must not have done well in Geography as Sutherlands does not have any stores in "Bama" it’s actually Mississippi.
Look, you are well out of your level of expertise.
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Red, you mentioned these weren’t based on size of the actual hardware store. Great list but speaking of size, have you ever been to Hartville Hardware in Hartville, Ohio? There is literally a full-sized house on display inside the store. Look up tours of it on YouTube. You will be in Bearvana.
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What about 84 Lumber?
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We have 10 Westlake Ace Hardware within 25 mile of me. Each are just a little different from the other. I think they’re a little expensive but they do have most everything except lumber.
I love going into Ace Hardware,it has that small hometown feel and they actually have more small plumbing fittings vs home depot, they’re more expensive though by like 20%.
Being from Pennsylvania, I can say we don’t have to many of these places. Of course Home Depot, Lowes, Harbor Freight, Ace, Do it best. I would love some more variety and see more of the other brands take roots here too.
In my area, two Sears Hometown stores and two small Ace Hardwares have closed. Meanwhile, we’ve gotten two new Harbor Freights and a Northern Tool not too far away.
How come Fastenal and Graybar didn’t make this list? Those are two fairly large chains (granted, they cater to professions and not everyday consumers, but still large chains none-the-less
5:35 that’s Mississippi
We have Westlake and non Westlake stores. I shop both and find there can be a difference in inventories. We have Lowes , Home Depot , and Menards Seldom find me in a big box store except when I need lumber. Ace will help you solve a problem as in telling you what you need. Also you can’t buy just one screw or washer at a big box store. The cost is a little more at Ace but the conveniience is worth It.
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Menards is my go to for 90% of my needs. Otherwise is more local stores or regional like Mills Fleet Farm, Thiesens in Iowa
We have one of these sears home and town in Casa grande az its a small home and tools store called sears Outlet @TheDenOfTools
I noticed when Lowes closed up all the OSH stores; some of them are becoming ACE HARDWARE.
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