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Saleslink salutes Ace Hardware Corporation for honoring all those brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to defend the freedom we enjoy! Thank you, Ace Hardware Corporation.

Ace Hardware to honor fallen heroes with 1 million American flags
‘To help honor our fallen heroes,’ Ace will distribute flags to customers and the VFW.
Ace Hardware is collaborating with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) once again this year to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country by giving away 1 million American flags nationwide on Saturday, May 27.
“Ace is proud to be a part of this nationwide effort to distribute flags to our customers and to the VFW to help honor our fallen heroes on Memorial Day,” said Kim Lefko, chief marketing officer, Ace Hardware.
“Memorial Day reminds us of the true cost of freedom, and while we as a nation mourn the loss of our brave and patriotic heroes, we vow to never forget their sacrifice and remain forever grateful to them,” said Tim Borland, national commander at VFW.
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David Araiza with Saleslink attended a grand opening at Bartlett's Lumber & Hardware in Pampa, TX this weekend featuring Whirlpool Corporation appliances. Bartlett's Lumber & Hardware (https://lnkd.in/g9P_gApQ) has 10 locations throughout the pan handle of Texas and are affiliated with Orgill, Inc. We are proud of David and grateful for the opportunity to support Whirlpool Corporation at Bartlett's Lumber & Hardware.

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Like wood or leather protectors, fabric protectors form a barrier between the fabric and any liquids or dirt that may come in contact with it. This keeps your furniture shielded from the elements - whether we're talking about stains, scratches, or mold.

It’s a vicious cycle. You need to wash your hands, but you have to dirty your sink in the process. Well, we've had enough! Delta® Touch2O® Technology is an innovation that makes kitchen tasks simple: just touch anywhere on the spout or handle with your wrist or forearm to start and stop the flow of water. https://bit.ly/3nbul3v

Late last year, David Araiza and Jed Barney with Saleslink participated in a faucet line review at Discount Builders Supply Ace Store #6220 on behalf of Delta Faucet Company. They are happy to report Delta Faucet Company was awarded 20 new skus. The Delta and Peerless brands now comprise 40 lineal feet of presentation at this famous northern California Ace Retailer. Great work, David and Jed and thank you, Discount Builders Supply.

Patti Inglis and Jerry Mills with Saleslink conducted an in depth product training with the employees of Ziegler's Ace Hardware for The Toro Company, Globe Electric and Ardisam, Inc. The response was enthusiastic and exciting. We are all thinking Spring!

The Saleslink Team likewise enjoyed a record show. Each of our exhibitors shared new programs and products at the ACE Spring Convention & Exhibit!

Ace sees record show attendance
Hardware broke its own record at recent spring show in Texas.
HBSDealer Staff

The recent Ace Hardware spring show in San Antonio attracted record level crowds for the retailer owned hardware cooperative.
Ace Hardware reported it broke its own record for attendance with over 11,800 attendees for the entire show at its recent in-person convention held March 14-16 in San Antonio, Texas.

“The numbers reflect the importance Ace Hardware places on in-person relationship building and the enthusiasm Ace retailers have for the brand after two consecutive years of historic, record-breaking sales,” said the retailer-owned hardware cooperative.

As part of its spring convention, retailers took part in over 50 live and virtual retailer training sessions. There were 2,700 attendees at the training sessions – tying last year’s record attendance.

“The availability of various Ace teams is one of my biggest reasons for attending,” said Bobby Heuser, president, Heuser Ace Hardware.

The aisles were busy at the show, like here near the Stihl booth.
While the goal of Ace Hardware’s semi-annual conventions is to allow its teams to plan their business, take advantage of margin-building buying opportunities and give vendors a chance to showcase and sell their products, the true purpose is to build the valuable relationships that drive passion for the Ace brand, said the company.

“Chatting in-person with folks from Ace Retail Training, Ace Healthcare, and Ace Bankcard Processing gave me the opportunity to gain clarification on these programs and gain important contacts for if I need additional help in the future,” said Heuser.

With over 1,200 vendors in attendance, the San Antonio show allowed Ace retailers the opportunity to plan their retail product mix and experience vendor demonstrations of the latest trending products.

Oak Brook, Illinois-based Ace Hardware calls itself, “the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world” and has more than 5,700 locally owned and operated stores in approximately 70 countries.

All of us at Saleslink enjoyed celebrating the 75th Anniversary of True Value at the recent Chicago Reunion. Congratulations!

Saleslink expands the Marketing Department
Saleslink is proud to announce the expansion of their current Marketing Department. Recognizing the many facets of omni-channel marketing and the requirements of key customers represented by Saleslink, the expanded department will be focused on maximizing the digital presence for all the companies’ many recognized consumer brands.
The marketing department will manage Pardot email campaigns, social media presence as well as digital presence on behalf of Saleslink Principals on key customer websites.
The commitment to the marketing department is exemplified by recent personnel announcements. Darrell Wabschall will be overseeing the department and Lauren Peifer recently joined Saleslink as Marketing Coordinator. Both will report to Matt Gertz who recently joined Saleslink as Executive Vice President.
Chris Woodford, President of Saleslink states “Saleslink has a long and rich history assisting our key vendor partners with growing their sales and providing marketing guidance. Additional investment in marketing resources will greatly enhance our efforts on behalf of our vendors to the 17,000 plus independent hardware retailers we service”.
Saleslink was founded in 1948, originally called Rumage & Brown, Inc. Saleslink is headquartered in Carol Stream, IL and has offices in Minneapolis, MN, Memphis, TN and Los Angeles, CA.
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Are you attending the DoItBest 2023 Spring Event in Orlando, Florida? Contact us at https://lnkd.in/gNvh5Bee for a complete listing of our exhibitors. We look forward to seeing you there.