Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) is a hardware store retailers' cooperative formed on April 1, 2022, with the merge of Distribution America and PRO Group.
History
Distribution America
Distribution America was a hardware store retailers' cooperative with 15000 affiliated retail locations.
Its programs included the well known Sentry Hardware, Trustworthy Hardware, and Golden Rule Lumber Center brands.
PRO Group
PRO Group, Inc. was a retailers' cooperative and distributors' cooperative. It was based in Denver, Colorado, and was founded in 1953.
The company's retail formats included:
- PRO Hardware
- Farm Mart
- GardenMaster
It formerly had a division: National Paint Distributors, but that was disbanded.
Members
- Blish-Mize
- Emery-Waterhouse
- Florida Hardware
- Handy Hardware
- HDW, Inc
- House-Hasson Hardware
- Jensen Distribution Services
- Monroe Hardware
- United Hardware
Competitors
References
- "Distribution America, PRO Group merge to form Hardlines". HBS Dealer. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- "Distribution America Distributor Members". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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