HARDLINES EXCLUSIVE — Ace Hardware’s licensing agreement with TIM-BR MART Group won’t end officially until August 31, but RONA area managers are already knocking on the doors of Ace stores in this country offering them “the Ace package.”
And no wonder. RONA has concluded a master license agreement with Ace Hardware, ensuring a continued foothold in this country for the giant Oak Brook, Ill.-based co-op. Behind the scenes at RONA, the undertaking was referred to as…
