Handy Hardware
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Handy Hardware is a hardware store distribution center serving 1,000 retailers in 9 states in the United States, from Colorado to Florida, and in Mexico and Central America as well. It was founded in 1961 in Houston, Texas.
Handy Hardware is a member/owner of Distribution America, second largest wholesale marketing organization in the United States.[1]
In 2016, Handy Hardware was purchased by Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc.[2]
In early 2019, Handy Hardware and Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. went out of business.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Distributor Members". www.daonline.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23.
- ^ "Former Handy Hardware Sold to HDW Inc". 18 November 2016.
- ^ "HDW winds down operations".
- ^ Vissman, Donna (2019-11-04). "Handy Hardware to Close After 48 Years in Business". Williamson Source. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ Bulger, Terry. "Handy Hardware closing after 48 years in Franklin". WSMV Nashville. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
Categories:
- Economy of the Southeastern United States
- Hardware stores of the United States
- American companies established in 1954
- Retail companies established in 1954
- American companies disestablished in 2019
- Retail companies disestablished in 2019
- Retailers' cooperatives in the United States
- Companies based in Houston
- 1954 establishments in Texas
- 2019 disestablishments in Texas
- Cooperatives based in Texas
- United States retail company stubs