Westlake Ace Hardware to Open Store in San Leandro, California

When open, the new store will be Westlake Ace’s 22nd location in the state

Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has signed an agreement to open a new store in San Leandro, Calif.

Ace Hardware of San Leandro will be in the Greenhouse Marketplace Shopping Center, which is located at 699 Lewelling Blvd., Suite 100. The store will feature approximately 15,000 sq. ft. of retail space. A soft opening is tentatively planned for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Westlake Ace owns and operates nine other locations in northern California: Chico, Northeast Fresno, Livermore, Mountain View, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Santa Rosa (Guerneville Fulton Ace Hardware), Turlock, and Woodland. A new store in San Jose is scheduled to open soon.

In addition to selling lawn and garden supplies, fasteners, tools, plumbing, and electrical supplies, Ace Hardware of San Leandro will feature many leading brands:

• Stihl, Ego, and Milwaukee outdoor power equipment
• Benjamin Moore and Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines paints
• Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
• Weber, Traeger, and Big Green Egg grills and accessories
• Scotts lawn care products
• Yeti coolers and accessories

The store will also offer such services as key cutting, automotive key fob replacement, and a propane tank exchange.

“Westlake Ace Hardware has been providing reliable service, helpful advice, and leading products to our customers in Northern California since 2019,” said Joe Jeffries, president and CEO of Ace Retail Holdings, the parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware. “San Leandro is a fantastic community. We are looking forward to showing our new neighbors how we live the Ace Helpful Promise every day.”

Employment at Ace Hardware of San Leandro

The new store will begin accepting applications for employment in the third quarter of 2024. Interested applicants are encouraged to email jobs@westlakehardware.com with “Ace Hardware of San Leandro” in the subject line.

About Westlake Ace Hardware

For nearly 120 years, Westlake Ace Hardware has been the helpful neighborhood hardware store countless generations have counted on for power and hand tools, fasteners, paint, plumbing, lawn care, pet, electrical supplies, and BBQ grills and accessories. Westlake lives the Ace Helpful Promise every day by delivering reliable service, helpful advice, and products so its customers and neighbors get their projects done right every time.

Westlake Ace is headquartered in the Kansas City area and has been part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 1959. Along with Great Lakes Ace Hardware, Westlake Ace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Retail Holdings – a division of Ace Hardware Corporation.

Westlake Ace currently owns and operates 160 stores in 12 states:

• California (Ace Hardware locations in the Bay Area, Central Valley, Northern California,
  and Southern California)
• Illinois (Buikema’s Ace Hardware)
• Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
  (Westlake Ace Hardware)
• North Carolina (Westlake Ace Hardware and Outer Banks Ace Hardware)
• Washington (Westlake Ace Hardware and Dennis Company Ace)

Westlake Commercial, Westlake Ace’s dedicated business-to-business division, features a team of business development managers who regularly work with commercial customers — such as multi-family properties, businesses, schools, and municipalities — to deliver the supplies for maintenance and repair operations at The Speed of Need. The team has access to more than 800,000 products, including commercial lighting, appliances, and safety and cleaning supplies.

Contact:

Tom Mentzer – Mentzer PR Group – tmentzer@mprg.biz – (913) 626-9066

Source: Westlake Hardware, Inc.