End of an era as longtime Bergen County hardware store to close

The independently owned Benjamin Brothers True Value Hardware will officially close on Jan. 31, 2026, the store announced on ...

Grocery Store Snickerdoodle Cookies Ranked

There are plenty of bakery-fresh and pre-packaged brands of snickerdoodles available to buy, but which is best? We tried ...
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The Enormous Antique Store In Rhode Island Where All Your Treasure-Hunting Dreams Come True

That’s the sensation awaiting you at Stillwater Antique Center in Greenville, Rhode Island. This sprawling treasure trove isn’t just an antique store – it’s a portal to countless eras, all housed ...
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Beloved Cumberland County hardware store closing after over a century of service

MECHANICSBURG NOW SHUTTING ITS DOORS AT THE END OF THE MONTH. RETURNS TRUE VALUE. HARDWARE WILL CLOSE UP SHOP, CITING A SLOW DECLINE OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS SINCE IT OPENED IN 1908 AS A SADDLE SHOP, ...
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Peter's True Value hardware is closing in South Lyon. Here's why and what's next.

Peter's True Value hardware store in South Lyon will close at the end of September. The store's manager and three employees will transfer to Grebeck's other Peter's True Value location in Highland.
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Kovarik Hardware is dropping True Value. What it means for the store

Kovarik Hardware Co. in Binghamton has chosen to drop its True Value affiliation. The store will now be known as Kovarik Hardware Co. and will be supplied by Emery Jensen, an ACE distributor. True ...
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Do it Best acquires True Value, doubles in size

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With no ribbon cutting or public fanfare, a $1.5 billion hardware wholesaler has effectively moved its headquarters from Chicago to Fort Wayne, as Do it Best announced its ...
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Do it Best completes $153 million acquisition of True Value

Do it Best closed its $153 million acquisition of bankrupt competitor True Value on Friday, creating the world’s largest hardware cooperative, officials said. The deal includes True Value’s inventory, ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Here's how True Value went bankrupt

Six years ago, True Value was fresh off a $229 million private-equity infusion, with plans to open distribution centers and invest in its supply chain. But after product shortages fizzled the pandemic ...
Chicago Sun-Times

True Value prepares for potential layoffs while awaiting pending sale of company

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Chicago Tribune

After filing for bankruptcy, True Value says it could lay off hundreds of workers in Illinois

Chicago-based hardware retailer True Value, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, could lay off nearly 900 employees in Illinois alone if the company isn’t sold during bankruptcy ...
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What are the local impacts of True Value filing for bankruptcy? Here's what we know

True Value has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to sell the business to wholesale company Do It Best. Do It Best has offered to pay $153 million in cash to purchase True Value, according to ...