Hardlines Distribution Alliance
(Redirected from PRO Group)
Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) is a hardware store retailers' cooperative formed on April 1, 2022, with the merge of Distribution America and PRO Group.[1]
History
[edit]Distribution America
[edit]Distribution America was a hardware store retailers' cooperative with 15000 affiliated retail locations.[2]
Its programs included the well known Sentry Hardware, Trustworthy Hardware, and Golden Rule Lumber Center brands.
PRO Group
[edit]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
[edit]- Blish-Mize
- Emery-Waterhouse
- Florida Hardware
- Handy Hardware
- HDW, Inc
- House-Hasson Hardware
- Jensen Distribution Services
- Monroe Hardware
- United Hardware
Competitors
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
Further reading
[edit]- Larson, Scott (February 5, 2001). "Focus on independence turns to Pro Group: Brief Article". Home Channel News. Vol. 27, no. 3.
External links
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