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Real Estate Opportunities

Discover top real estate opportunities for your Ace Hardware store. Find site criteria,
ideal locations, and submit your property to join the fastest-growing hardware retailer

Top National Retail Tenant of Choice

Founded in 1924 by a small group of Chicago hardware store owners, Ace Hardware changed the retail landscape by allowing individual stores to purchase merchandise in bulk to save money and buy at the lowest possible price. This partnership enabled even the smaller stores to compete effectively at retail despite larger stores in their market. Ace Hardware is the fastest growing convenience hardware retailer on the planet and we are not slowing down. We are looking for real estate partners to continue our fast paced growth as we invest millions to bring Ace Helpful to communities all across the country. Please watch the video below to learn more about our aggressive growth and optimal site criteria for Ace Hardware stores. After watching the video, click the link below to submit a site that meets our site criteria.

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Optimal Site Criteria

Important to the Ace store model is convenience; we seek sites that strategically locate Ace Hardware stores at intercept
positions near the home owner population, with easy access and good visibility. We like neighborhood centers with good
grocery/pharmacy co-tenants and the ability to conduct outdoor/garden center sales.

Retail Size

Optimum size is  8,000 - 15,000 square feet.

Parking Ratio

Minimum of 2.5 spaces per 1,000 SF of total space.

Building Types

Primarily freestanding or strip center end cap locations providing an outside area for attached or separate garden center.

Co-Tenant

Neighborhood center anchored by or within immediate proximity of a major grocer or drug store.

Access Needs

Should have two (2) points of direct ingress/egress and preferably one with a traffic signal.

Exterior Signs

Pylon/monument signs desired, plus full storefront signage required.