Ace Retail Holdings Relocates Store Support Center to Overland Park, Kansas

The parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware and Great Lakes Ace Hardware will move into the Executive Hills office complex

Ace Retail Holdings – the parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware, Great Lakes Ace Hardware, and additional regional retail hardware brands – announced that it will relocate its Store Support Center (SSC) from its current location at 14000 Marshall Drive in Lenexa, Kan., to the Executive Hills office complex in Overland Park, Kan.

The new office, located at 7500 West 110^th St., Suite 100 in Overland Park, will occupy approximately 32,500 sq. ft. across three floors. Renovations are set to begin immediately, with occupancy planned in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The new SSC will house approximately 130 associates from key departments, such as finance, IT, human resources, marketing, merchandising, and operations. The SSC is the operational hub that supports the company’s 250+ retail locations nationwide.

“Westlake Ace Hardware, and more recently Ace Retail Holdings, has proudly called the greater Kansas City area home since opening our first store here in 1975 and the original Store Support Center in 2004,” said Joe Jeffries, president and chief executive officer of Ace Retail Holdings. “It’s exciting to expand and reinforce our commitment to the Kansas City area as an employer and neighbor.”

Jeffries added, “Relocating to a larger, more versatile, and vibrant space helps support the tremendous growth Ace Retail Holdings has experienced in recent years. The Executive Hills location is ideal because it’s very accessible for the majority of our associates, many of whom live in Johnson County, and it will include amenities that will foster team building and collaboration. We are looking forward to the move.”

“We are pleased to welcome Ace Retail Holdings and Westlake Ace Hardware to Overland Park,” said Curt Skoog, mayor of Overland Park, Kan. “Westlake Ace stores have served Overland Park neighborhoods for many years, delivering reliable products and expert advice to the community. This is a win for Ace Retail Holdings and Overland Park, bringing valuable jobs to our city and further solidifying Overland Park as a premier executive office destination.”

John Cruz, chief executive officer of Executive Hills Management, added, “We are honored and excited that Ace Retail Holdings chose to relocate to Executive Hills. This property will offer many advantages, including more collaborative workspaces, modern amenities, and updated technologies. The fresh and vibrant new work environment will greatly benefit the company as it recruits talent, grows, and prospers.”

Westlake Ace Hardware currently owns and operates 30 stores in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, with new locations planned for Shawnee, Kan., and Grain Valley, Mo., within the coming 12-14 months.

About Ace Retail Holdings

Ace Retail Holdings owns more than 250 hardware stores throughout North America – operating Westlake Ace Hardware, Great Lakes Ace Hardware, and other store brands. A wholly-owned division of Ace Hardware Corporation, the company is headquartered in the Kansas City area. 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. The company currently owns more than 175 stores in 13 states. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., Great Lakes Ace Hardware is driven by the belief that its neighborhood hardware stores should improve lives and communities. The company’s helpful neighborhood hardware stores live the Ace Helpful Promise every day by delivering reliable service, a localized product mix, and helpful advice. The company owns more than 70 stores in four states.

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Source: Ace Retail Holdings, LLC