News
Articles are archived here for approximately three-six months. If you are looking for an article that was posted before that, view the News archive by week.
Ace Foundation
- Jan. 21
The Ace Hardware Foundation announces seventh annual Ace Cares for Kids All-Star - Nov. 21
The Holiday Season is finally here, so help us spread some holiday cheer - Jan. 26
Meet Kapono and Duke Pavao, your 2018 Ace All Stars - Jan. 23
Merchandising department raises more than $45,000 for Library at Lurie's - Sept. 28
Rocky Mountain Ace stores raise more than $15,000 for Children's Hospital of Colorado - Sept. 8
Ace Foundation names Houston-based Bill and Susan Murff the 2017 Ace All-Star Retailers
2018
2017
Compliance
- Nov. 5
OTIF vendor performance metric & assessment policies updates for 2019 - Oct. 3
Important updates to vendor compliance metrics
2018
Conventions
- Feb. 7
Ace Spring Convention welcomes Howard Schultz, former Starbucks Chairman and CEO - Feb. 7
Ace Show Prep Guide now available - Oct. 16
Submit your Savings Showcase and Power Buy deals by Oct. 29 - Oct. 16
Event Planner application now available for ACENET Direct vendors
2018
EDI
- Jan. 27
EDI-Compliance Update
2017
Finance
Product Content Management (PCM)
- Feb. 7
Wiborg: Ace to launch Price Change Portal on Feb. 20 - Aug. 9
Mass Upload and Discontinue SKUs now available for all vendors - July 19
New help documents available for new item onboarding and maintenance - June 25
All vendors must take action today and complete by June 30 - May 23
Enhancements to New Item Onboarding and Maintenance Applications to be Released May 24 - May 22
Vendor Action Required for Proposition 65 Warnings
2018
Supply Chain
- Aug. 22
Inquiries and disputes for Prince George RSC due by Sept. 30 - March 23
Dundalk, MD Freight Consolidation Center (Crossdock) closing March 30 - Jan. 4
Vendors not allowed to ship POs early to Fredericksburg RSC
2018
Training
- Dec. 20
Last call for Event Planner dropship form creation training - Nov. 5
Live Event Planner question and answer sessions held through 2018 - Sept. 26
PCM training videos and content now available in e-tools - Aug. 29
2018 Fall Convention training presentations now available - Click here to view the entire news archive.
2018
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General
- Dec. 19
Ace launches the Vendor Profile to streamline vendor communication - Sept. 27
Vendors that attended the Spring and Fall 2018 shows will be billed starting Oct. 1 - Sept. 17
Ace launches the Vendor Profile to streamline vendor communication - Aug. 13
Surane: Don't be late, the General Session begins promptly at 8 a.m. - July 12
Announcing organizational changes in the Merchandising department - July 9
Ace forms Vendor Engagement team to simplify vendor communication and support - June 6
Get Noticed and Drive Sales at the Convention! - April 25
Ace 2017 Annual Report and Financials now available - April 4
A message from John Sommers - April 4
Ace Hardware honors 2017 Vendors of the Year - March 30
New Financial Assessment Policy to be Implemented in 2018; Vendor Scorecard Overview - March 8
The 2018 Product Content audit is underway - March 7
Update to Price Change Request Form - Feb. 12
Security enhancements being implemented for ADW Reports - Feb. 7
New product content and imaging policy - Feb. 7
New Item Onboarding and Selling Attribute Maintenance Launching Feb. 12 - Jan. 11
Changes to Ace's taxonomy may affect new item onboarding (NIO)
