TRUE VALUE SIGNS PUERTO RICO’S LARGEST HARDWARE RETAILER – NATIONAL LUMBER AND HARDWARE
June 23, 2015
CHICAGO, June 23, 2015 – True Value Company today announced National Lumber and Hardware as the newest purchasing partner of the cooperative. With more than 50 stores in Puerto Rico and growing, National Lumber and Hardware is the country’s largest hardware retailer.
“We’re excited to enter into this new relationship with National as this marks an important expansion of the Puerto Rican market for True Value,” said Lars Hybel, vice president of International, True Value Company.
The growth of True Value’s international presence is a key initiative as the company focuses on its long-term strategic plan. “We are pleased to become part of the True Value family as we focus on specific lines to further make the National line portfolio and product assortment more competitive,” said Israel Kopel, president, National Lumber and Hardware.
About True Value Company
True Value Company, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s largest retailer-owned wholesale hardware cooperatives with gross billings of over $2.0 billion and revenue of $1.5 billion in 2014. The True Value cooperative includes approximately 4,500 independent retailer locations worldwide operating under the store identities of True Value, Grand Rental Station, Taylor Rental, Party Central, Home & Garden Showplace and Induserve Supply. Additional information on True Value and its retail identities is available at www.truevaluecompany.com.