SODISCO-HOWDEN FORMS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH ACE HARDWARE
By Adnews Staff
Montreal-based Sodisco-Howden Group Inc. will acquire all the shares of Ace Hardware Canada as part of a strategic alliance with Ace Hardware Corp. of Oak Brook, IL. Sodisco-Howden distributes hardware and home renovation products to 800 stores operating under the names PRO, Do-it, Bâtitout and Ferplus. It will pay $15 million to Ace Hardware for the 120 Ace stores in Canada. Sodisco-Howden will assume the day-to-day operation of Canadian Ace stores and will pay royalty fees to Ace Hardware for the use of the name in this country. The sale is expected to close before the end of the year.
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