Simms Home Hardware Building Centre

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From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Home Hardware 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 cooperatively owned by over 1000 independently owned member stores.

Home Hardware consists of four separate banners, offering goods such as the following:

Home Hardware – housewares, tools, paint, garden supplies
Home Building Centre – lumber, plumbing and electrical supplies, building materials
Home Hardware Building Centre – full range of Home Hardware and Home Building Centre items
Home Furniture – furniture and major appliances

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

Beauti-Tone (paint)
Benchmark (tools)
Home Plumber
Home Handyman
Home Gardener
Home-Bond (glues)
Vincette (bicycles)
River Trail (camping supplies)
Natura (green products)
Classic (lighting and plumbing fixtures)
Unival (automotive)
Wood-Shield (stain purposes)

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.

Home Hardware locations tend to be smaller stores.

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

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.

In 2004, Canada Post issued a postage stamp to commemorate the company's 40th anniversary. Canada Post was accused by some for providing free advertising for the company, though others claim Home Hardware is an iconic Canadian company.