Home Hardware

This article is about the Canadian chain. For the unaffiliated Australian chain, see Home Timber and Hardware.
Home Hardware Stores Ltd.
Private (retailers' cooperative)
Industry Retail (Department & Discount)
Founded St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada 1964
Founder Walter Hachborn
Headquarters St. Jacobs, Ontario
Key people
 Terry Davis, CEO
Products Retail hardware supplies
Revenue est 4.85 billion CAD 5.0 billion FY 2010)
Website www.homehardware.ca
Home Hardware in Markham

Home Hardware Stores Ltd. is a privately held Canadian home improvement, construction materials, and furniture retailer. Co-founded in 1964 by Walter Hachborn and headquartered in St. Jacobs, Ontario, the chain is co-operatively owned by over 1000 independently owned member stores, including one of them located in the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[1][2]

Store brands

Home Hardware store brands are well known in Canada and include:

Recent history

In 1981 the Eastern-based Home Hardware merged with Western-based Link Hardware to create a national chain.

Home Hardware has survived the expansion of The Home Depot into Canada, beginning in 1994, as well as the expansion of a domestic competitor, Rona, into the big-box arena.

In 2000, the chain expanded through the purchase of the Beaver Lumber chain from Molson.[3]

On January 11, 2003, Home Hardware received unexpected worldwide exposure, when a T-shirt worn by Avril Lavigne during a performance on Saturday Night Live featured her hometown of Napanee, Ontario and the local hardware store there. In response, the chain produced a limited-edition line of identical T-shirts for sale at locations nationwide, with proceeds going to charity.[4]

In 2004, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary. [5] The stamp was designed by Home Hardware's creative director, Ron Mugford.[6]

References

  1. ↑ History of Home Hardware, Home Hardware website, accessed January 27, 2014
  2. ↑ "Marcel Dagort S.A. - Contact Information". www.homehardware.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  3. ↑ Home Hardware Acquisition, Lexpert, February 2000, accessed October 4, 2006
  4. ↑ Fans go ape for Avril T's, Doug Lunney, Winnipeg Sun, March 12, 2003, accessed October 4, 2006
  5. ↑ Canada Post stamp
  6. ↑ Canada's Stamp Details: Home Hardware
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