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	    <title>Ace Hardware Corporation News Wire</title>
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	    <description>Ace Hardware Corporation franchise news feed covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls, earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.
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		<managingEditor>benjaminf@franchiseupdatemedia.com (Franchising.com News Wire)</managingEditor>
		<lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:40 PST</lastBuildDate>
		<copyright>Copyright 2004-2009 Franchise Update Media Group. All rights reserved.</copyright>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Enhances Reward Program Enrollment With TARGUSinfo</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the home improvement industry, has enhanced the new member sign-in process in its customer loyalty program by partnering with TARGUSinfo, the leading provider of On-Demand Insight(SM)...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/11788/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <guid>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/10913/</guid>
  <title>Ace Hardware Maintains Top 10 Spot In Businessweek's 'customer Service Champs' List </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware has earned its moniker as the &quot;helpful place,&quot; according to BusinessWeek's &quot;Customer Service Champs&quot; ranking published in the March 2 edition of the magazine. Ace earned the 10th spot on the list for the second year in a row.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/10913/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:55:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Appoints Bossmann To New Role In Supply Chain Planning </title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Leading hardware cooperative Ace Hardware Corporation has appointed Lori Bossmann, a 23-year Ace veteran, to vice president, supply chain planning. The company has hired John Surane to fill Bossman's role as vice president...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/10863/</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <guid>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/10121/</guid>
  <title>Ace Hardware Offers Tips To Protect Home And Family This Holiday Season</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware urges families to pay special attention to home safety this holiday season. Safety is a year-round concern and is especially critical during the holidays when friends and family visit.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/10121/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:10:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <guid>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/7157/</guid>
  <title>Ace Hardware Elects Three New Board Members, Re-elects One Member</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the industry, elected three new directors and re-elected one director to its board of directors during an annual shareholders meeting on June 3 at its...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/7157/</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:55:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Reports 2008 First Quarter Financial Results</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware Corporation, the world's largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, today reported net income of $10.8 million for the first quarter of 2008, which was a decrease of $3.3 million, as compared to the $14.1 million for the first quarter...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/7015/</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <guid>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/6868/</guid>
  <title>First ACE Hardware Location Goes Green With Green Earth Technologies</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>ACE Hardware in Celebration, Fla. is officially the place for green. Green Earth Technologies (Pink Sheets:GETG) today announced this location of the trusted, national retailer of equipment for the home, garden, and garage will be the first to carry...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/6868/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:40:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Reports 2007 Financial Results</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Despite the decline in the U.S. housing market and overall economy, Ace Hardware Corporation reported wholesale revenues of $3.97 billion for the year ending December 29, 2007, which was a $39.4 million, or 1.0 percent increase, over the $3.93 billion...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/6301/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:31:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Names Dorvin Lively CFO</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the home improvement industry, has named Dorvin D. Lively chief financial officer, effective March 20, 2008.]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/5545/</link>
  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Ace Hardware Announces Restated Financial Results For 2004 - 2006</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/acehardwarestore/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Ace Hardware Corporation reported that it has successfully restated its previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended 2006, 2005 and 2004. ]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/5474/</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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