Seven corners ace hardware out of business???

[Clarence Martin]

I just read that online when I went to order a new catalog . I thought they were doing good. Surprised to see they sold out.

[Quinn McCarthy]

Me too. Seems it is packed everytime I am in there. I stop there everytime I go to st. Paul for something.


Quinn

[ryan paulsen]

The one by me in Des Plaines, IL is also closing

[David Kumm]

i think they sold out a year or so ago. The buildings were sitting on some pretty valuable real estate. Dave

[Jim Laumann]

yup - they closed in May of '14 (or close to it). THere was a bar/resturant and high end apartments going in the lot if my memory serves correctly. The owner made out on the sale, the employees - per a couple I spoke to got screwed.

[Brian Henderson]

Lots of Aces are going under, I know the one near me died about 2 years ago, I just went to their website and there aren't any within 10 miles of me, there are only a handful beyond that. To get a decent number, you have to go out 50 miles.

[Jon Nuckles]

I have fond memories of shopping there when I lived in the Twin Cities. Sorry to hear it is no longer there.

[James Nugnes]

I always liked Ace. We have few left here as well....a real shame as none of the so called big box places can hold a candle even to the Ace Hardware stores we had. It is getting to the point where I shudder a little every time I hear the term Big Box. The one that was closest to me always had materials and tools at least one notch above what HD had. Not as much selection but seemed to always have at least one brand of everything I needed and always at least one notch above HD's best.

[Brian Henderson]

I always liked Ace. We have few left here as well....a real shame as none of the so called big box places can hold a candle even to the Ace Hardware stores we had. It is getting to the point where I shudder a little every time I hear the term Big Box. The one that was closest to me always had materials and tools at least one notch above what HD had. Not as much selection but seemed to always have at least one brand of everything I needed and always at least one notch above HD's best.

We had an independent hardware store literally right up the street that, while they didn't have the selection, if you needed something weird that the big box stores didn't carry, they usually did because they aimed their inventory at the needs of the people in the neighborhood, not the generic selection you get at Lowes or HD. Of course, when both a Lowes and a Home Depot went in less than a mile from the store, they were gone, they just couldn't compete.

[David Kumm]

The new type stores are what I call " Hardware for Tourists ". Dave

[Andrew Joiner]

I had 2 different shops within walking distance of 7 Corners Hardware in the 70's and 80's. The owner would greet all the regulars by name. It had a distinct aroma. Nothing like the smell of a real hardware store. Many of the tools I still work with came from there.