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title: "Ace Hardware Honors 2023 Vendors of the Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7da76d3b-dc8e-4e27-9526-f2d03ef1d9d3
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240313_ace_hardware_honors_2023_vendors_of_the_year.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2024-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:30:33.291Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/acehardwarestore.jpg
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# Ace Hardware Honors 2023 Vendors of the Year

**TL;DR:** Ace Hardware honored six vendors as 2023 Vendors of the Year for supporting retailers' growth strategy. The recognized vendors include Craftsman, Meat Church, Milwaukee, Stihl, Teknor Apex, and Madix.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-03-13. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240313_ace_hardware_honors_2023_vendors_of_the_year.html).*

## Story

“At Ace, we’re blessed to have a vendor community that is committed to ensuring the success of Ace retailers around the country,” said Chris Huot, Corporate Vice President of Merchandising. “Our Vendors of Year are the best of the best, supporting Ace retailers through exclusive products and promotions, significant and progressive marketing investments, exceptional service levels and dedicated teams helping drive key growth pillars such as E.com, B2B and Retail Training. I extend my humble and heartfelt thanks and sincere congratulations to this year’s winners.”

The following companies were recognized as Ace Hardware 2023 Vendors of the Year:

- Craftsman

- Meat Church

- Milwaukee

- Stihl

- Teknor Apex

- Madix

Benjamin Moore was also recognized as the Ace Foundation Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Vendor of the Year in recognition of its donations and sponsorship of the Ace Hardware Foundation and CMN events.

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.

In 2023, Ace ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores” according to J.D. Power, sixteen out of the last seventeen years.

Ace is #1 for convenience hardware! You pay no royalty fees. Instead, Ace pays you a year-end rebate based on your annual purchases. Enjoy the benefits and collective buying power of a 10 Billion Dollar company.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Ace Hardware (company)
- retail growth (topic)
- Milwaukee (company)
- JD Power (company)
- vendor awards (topic)
- Craftsman (company)
- Stihl (company)
- hardware industry (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240313_ace_hardware_honors_2023_vendors_of_the_year.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7da76d3b-dc8e-4e27-9526-f2d03ef1d9d3).