ACE Hardware, one of the leading hardware stores in the United States, opened its first franchise in the Philippines at SM Southmall, Las Piñas, Metro Manila in 1997. Since then it has had one purpose: to bring to the Philippine market the ultimate one-stop-shop for the latest solutions for home improvement. Since its inception in 1997, ACE Hardware has grown to become one of the country’s leading home hardware chain with 199 ACE Hardware branches nationwide and has now expanded with three ACE Builders Centers and still growing. ACE Hardware is an affiliate of the SM Group of Companies. Vision: To be the best, most helpful hardware stores on the planet. Mission: To be the best provider of products, services and operating methods for convenience hardware retailers around the globe. Join us Since its inception in 1997, ACE Hardware has grown to become one of the country’s leading home hardware chain with 39 ACE Hardware branches nationwide and has now expanded with three ACE Builders Centers and still growing. ACE Hardware’s core product ranges can be summarized under the home improvement merchandise. Its five main categories are: Paints and Sundries Electrical and Plumbing Hardware and Power Tools Building Materials Outdoor Merchandising ACE Paints, the lead-free and odorless paint, is also available. ACE Paints has over 2,000 colors to choose from. With its hi-tech color matching system, one can simply bring color swatches which will be scanned by computers to get the colors in an automated and precise manner. Behind this massive project and wide array of products is a strong customer service philosophy. ACE Hardware does not only take pride in offering quality hardware and building products, but also providing well-trained sales personnel ready to answer questions and professionally handle requirements. There are 40,000 home improvement solutions found in ACE Hardware. History The Ace Hardware Corporation is a retailers' cooperative based in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. As of 2015, it has over 4,600 locations, and does over $13 billion in retail hardware sales annually. We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbour. Ace stores come in all sizes and shapes based on the needs of each individual neighbourhood. We have small, urban stores, large rural stores and everything in between. Ace stores offer a wide variety of paint, lawn and garden, tools, local niche services and virtually anything you'll ever need to fix, repair and maintain your home. And of course, Ace is most certainly the place with the helpful hardware folks! Founded in 1924 by a small group of Chicago hardware store owners, Ace changed the retail landscape by allowing individual stores to purchase merchandise in bulk to save money and buy at the lowest possible price. This partnership enabled even the smaller stores to compete effectively at retail despite larger stores in their market. And to this very day, Ace Hardware Corporation is still owned solely and exclusively by the local Ace retail entrepreneurs.