Ace reports year-end boost

OAK BROOK, Ill. —  Ace Hardware reported total fiscal 2013 revenues of $4.2 billion, an increase of $313.3 million or 8.2%. Net income was $104.5 million, an increase of $22.7 million or 27.8%, compared to $81.8 million in fiscal 2012. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $1.0 billion, an increase of $110.5 million or 12.1% from 2012. Net income was $23.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $1.0 million or 4.5% from the $22.4 million earned in 2012.