CHICAGO, April 27, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Valspar, the nation's most widely distributed paint
brand, has been named a 2014 Vendor of the Year by Ace Hardware
Corporation for its superior commitment and service to the
retailer.
Valspar has been a supplier to Ace for decades and the
partnership accelerated in December, 2012, when Valspar agreed to
purchase Ace Hardware's paint manufacturing assets. Since that
time, they have worked together to transform the paint department
in over 3,400 Ace stores throughout the country, and the newly
named Paint Studio at Ace units have yielded significant increases
in paint sales plus an improved color shopping experience.
"We are fortunate to have such a strong relationship with this
important retailer and are thrilled to receive this recognition,"
said John Anton, Valspar Vice
President and General Manager responsible for the Ace Hardware
business. "We look forward to working closely with Ace to drive
category sales and support its network of retailers for many years
to come."
Valspar offers a full range of top performing products at Ace
Hardware stores nationwide including Valspar Optimus™, Valspar
Aspire®, Valspar Pro and Cabot exterior wood stains.
For more information visit
http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/find-the-right-product/ace/index.html
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About The Valspar Corporation
The Valspar Corporation (VAL) is a global leader in the paint
and coatings industry. Since 1806, Valspar has been dedicated to
bringing customers the latest innovations, the finest quality and
the best customer service in the coatings industry. Valspar – if it
matters, we're on it.
About Ace Hardware
For more than 90 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the place
with the helpful hardware folks in thousands of neighborhoods
across America, providing customers with a more personal kind of
helpful. In 2014, Ace ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with
Home Improvement Retail Stores, Eight Years in a Row," according to
J.D. Power. With more than 4,800 hardware stores locally owned and
operated across the globe, Ace is the largest retailer-owned
hardware cooperative in the world. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries
currently operate 17 distribution centers in the U.S. and also have
distribution capabilities in Shanghai,
China; Panama City, Panama;
and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Its retailers' stores are located in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and
approximately 60 countries. For more information on Ace, visit
www.acehardware.com.
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