Westlake Ace Hardware to Open Store in High Point, N.C.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 29, 2022) – Westlake Ace Hardware announced today it has signed a lease agreement to open a new store in High Point, N.C. Westlake Ace currently owns and operates 11 locations in North Carolina, under both the Westlake Ace and Outer Banks Ace brand names. The company plans to open two additional locations in the Raleigh area during the first quarter of 2023.

Westlake Ace plans to open the store in the Oak Hollow Square shopping center in High Point (1589 Skeet Club Road). Renovations to the space will begin in early 2023 with an anticipated soft opening scheduled for end of July 2023. The store will feature approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

“Westlake Ace Hardware has been dedicated to delivering reliable service and helpful advice for more than 117 years,” said Joe Jeffries, president and CEO of Westlake Ace Hardware. “We are thrilled to be joining the High Point community as a friend, a trusted neighbor, and an employer. We can’t wait to show our new customers how we live the Ace Helpful Promise every day through reliable service, helpful advice, and the products they need to get their projects done right.”

In addition to offering such services as key cutting and automotive key fob replacement, a propane tank exchange, knife sharpening, Westlake Ace Hardware will sell lawn and garden supplies, fasteners, tools, plumbing, and electrical supplies. The new store will also feature several specialty departments and store-within-a-store concepts, selling such brands as:

• Benjamin Moore and Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines paints
• Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
• Stihl, Ego, and Milwaukee outdoor power equipment
• Weber, Traeger, and Big Green Egg grills and accessories
• Scotts lawn care products
• Solo Stove firepits
• Yeti coolers and accessories
• Live plants and outdoor living supplies

All stores operated by Westlake Ace Hardware offer many convenient ways to shop:

• In store
• Online & Mobile app with pickup in store or free curbside pickup
• Delivery from store (certain restrictions apply)