Appropriately, the Home Hardware name and logo - recognized by four of five Canadians - became official on November 9, 1967, during Canada’s internationally defining centennial year.
Three years earlier, in 1964, 122 independent Ontario hardware retailers purchased Hollinger Hardware Limited of St. Jacobs, Ontario. This resulted in the formation of a Dealer-owned hardware cooperative - an answer to the challenge posed by “big box” retailers who enjoyed the advantage of direct-from-manufacturer buying power. In fact, during the decade prior to this definitive event, some 1,000 independent hardware stores across Canada had closed up shop because they could not see a viable future for themselves in the new retail landscape.
Home Hardware’s owner-operators could now be confident and secure in the future of their business - with shared buying power, expanded advertising, comprehensive inventory and delivery and other resources. They haven’t stopped building their businesses and serving their communities since.
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