Content about owner

May 7, 2013
Made-in-USA emerges as icon in Las Vegas

Grumpy Joe's is among the retailers on the hunt for big brands and domestically made products.

Joe McLaughlin, owner of Grumpy Joe's, responded quickly when asked what was on his shopping list at the National Hardware Show, which runs through Thursday here at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

"We're here looking for big brands and American-made products," he said. "We have enough imports."

December 13, 2012
Hurricane Sandy lessons

Hurricane lamps

June 1, 2012
ABC Supply owner ignites tax controversy

Diane Hendricks, owner of ABC Supply Co. and the richest woman in Wisconsin, paid no state income tax in 2010, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

January 9, 2012
In Milwaukee, hard times for hardware stores

According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the number of independent hardware stores in Milwaukee has shrunk 50% since the mid-1990s. 

The article quotes Doug Mamayek, owner of Mamayek's Hardware, which is one of several recent hardware stores in the area to close. "We haven't been profitable probably for almost 10 years now," he told the newspaper.

January 10, 2011
Store owner will be honored at MLK Jr. Day event

Sally Kagerer, owner of Beauchamp's Ace Hardware on the north side of Flint, Mich., will deliver the keynote speech at the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. tribute Dinner in Flint on Jan. 13, according to an article in the Flint Journal.

January 10, 2011
TrueValue.com sprints out of the gate


It’s been nearly two months since Chicago-based True Value launched its new e-commerce site, and in that time the hardware co-op has seen traffic to TrueValue.com triple.


The new site already features more than 22,000 SKUs of its core assortments in accordance with its Destination True Value format. 


December 5, 2010
Mayor asks: “How can we help you?”

Bill Dieruf, owner of Dieruf Hardware in Jeffersontown, Ky., is not the first businessman-turned-elected-official. But...

Bill Dieruf, owner of Dieruf Hardware in Jeffersontown, Ky., is not the first businessman-turned-elected-official. But he’s one of the few to bring customer service lessons from the hardware store into city hall.

The 55-year-old Do it Best member decided to run for mayor of Jeffersontown on a platform of customer service, with a goal of bringing pride back to his local community.

November 28, 2010
Obituary: Goodman Hardware's Richard Singer

Richard Singer, owner of Goodman’s Hardware in Fair Lawn, N.J., died on Nov. 13....

November 22, 2010
Hardware store owner appointed to City Council

Sue Roberts, owner of Ace Hardware of Grand Ledge, Mich., has recently been elected to...

November 2, 2010
Hardware store owner wins mayoral bid

Bill Dieruf, owner of Dieruf Hardware in Louisville, has won the mayoral race in Jeffersontown,...

October 24, 2010
September existing-home sales show another strong gain

According to the National Association of Realtors, the 10% increase in existing-home sales for September...

November 2, 2008
True Value’s uniform idea

True Value president and CEO Lyle Heidemann delivered a pointed message to co-op members at...

October 19, 2008
Scoring with stores within stores

About four years ago, a representative from Verizon Wireless approached Gary Schuette, owner of Nettle...

October 9, 2008
True Value store turns 80

Bob Ward, owner of C.G. Morrison Co. in Alpine, Texas, recently celebrated the 80th anniversary...

September 7, 2008
Ace owner to ‘ride’ for Children’s Miracle Network

David Karsten, who owns three Ace Hardware stores in Arizona, will ride his bike for...

September 7, 2008
Topping the Charts

What a difference a year makes. During Ace Hardware’s dark hours last summer—when it was...

August 24, 2008
Got hardware? The MHA wants to know

On the Green Bay Packers Radio Network recently—between reports on the dramatic comeback of local...

August 24, 2008
Orgill show: Private label and brands can live together

When Willie Hudson, owner of Mineral Wells Hardware & Rental in Mineral Wells, Texas, attended...

August 20, 2008
Got hardware? The MHA wants to know

“My Local Hardware Store,” a marketing campaign launched in late July by the Midwest Hardware...

July 13, 2008
Out of the automobile, into the store

With gas prices continuing to soar and consumer confidence at a 16-year low, retailers are...

June 10, 2008
Heat wave in East spurs AC, fan sales

Home centers and hardware stores are scrambling to keep up with the demand for air...

April 13, 2008
At True Value, a top merchant departs suddenly

In mid-March, True Value senior vp and chief merchandising officer Steve Mahurin was in his...

March 26, 2008
Steve Mahurin to leave True Value

True Value lost an executive known as a game changer within the Chicago-based co-op. Steve...

March 16, 2008
Ace begins to move forward

Ace Hardware president and CEO Ray Griffith says his company is poised to move beyond...

March 16, 2008
True Blue Program Ushers Out ‘Dog Days’

Perry Hahn, owner of Hahn True Value in Hartford, Wis., remembers the days when True...