Westlake Ace Hardware to Open Store in San Jose, California

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 6, 2023) – Westlake Ace Hardware announced today it has signed a lease agreement to open a new store in San Jose, Calif. Westlake Ace currently owns and operates nine other locations in northern California: Chico, Fresno, Livermore, Mountain View, Pinole, Pleasant Hill, Santa Rosa (Guerneville Fulton Ace Hardware), Turlock, and Woodland.

Ace Hardware of San Jose will be located at 634 Blossom Hill Road — in the Sunrise Plaza shopping area — and will feature approximately 19,000 sq. ft. of retail space. A soft opening is tentatively planned for the third quarter of 2024.

“San Jose is a thriving and rapidly growing. We can’t wait to join this fantastic community and show our new customers and neighbors how we live the Ace Helpful Promise daily through reliable service, helpful advice, and the products they need to get their projects done right,” said Joe Jeffries, president and CEO of Ace Retail Holdings (parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware).

In addition to offering such services as key cutting and automotive key fob replacement, propane tank exchange, and knife sharpening, the store 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
• Stihl, Ego, and Milwaukee outdoor power equipment
• Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
• Weber, Traeger, and Big Green Egg grills and accessories
• Scotts lawn care products
• Yeti coolers, drinkware, and accessories