Ace sales, earnings grow in 2021

Ace Hardware reported record Q4 revenues of $2.1 billion, up by $14.2 million or 0.7 percent from the comparable period of 2020. Earnings fell $33.8 million to $9.3 million. For the full fiscal year, earnings rose by $13.1 million to $330 million while sales of $8.6 billion represented an increase of $831.5 million or 10.7 percent from the previous year.