Ace Hardware has opened a new retail support centre in Kansas City, Missouri, US.
Covering 1.5 million square feet, the facility is nearly twice the size of the company’s average distribution centre. Located along Interstate 29 and next to Kansas City International Airport, it offers direct access to major highway and air freight networks, enabling swift delivery to thousands of locally owned stores across the central US.
Equipped with advanced automation technology and efficiency systems, the centre is designed to streamline operations, reduce environmental impact and advance the company’s long-term sustainability goals.
“This new 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Kansas City is more than just a building—it’s a symbol of what hard work, purpose and servant-hearted teamwork can accomplish,” said John Venhuizen, President and CEO of Ace Hardware. “It exists for one reason only: to help our locally owned stores serve their neighbours with the excellence that has made Ace famous.”
The facility is expected to create more than 350 local jobs and will be key in supporting Ace Hardware’s expanding network of over 5,000 locally owned stores nationwide.
