Ace Hardware continues expansion

Ace Hardware Corp. said this week it is slated to open 60 more stores in the U.S. by year’s end. Those stores will join the 110 new locations already opened so far in 2021. “Our proposition for consumers is that Ace is the most helpful store on the planet; for prospective new store owners, our proposition is that Ace is the most financially and emotionally rewarding opportunity available,” CEO and president John Venhuizen said in a release.