I would like a list of hardware retail store chains in U.S.A. and
Canada. Hardware meaning lumber tools etc. example of such store would
be Ace Hardware ,Home Depot , and Lowes. Included in this list I want:
head office address ,phone number ,fax number, web site, number of
stores in chain.

Hello Brodie,

Thank you for your question.

My search for hardware retail chain stores in the U.S. and Canada,
including contact information (address, phone, fax and website where
available) and number of stores are the following:

84 Lumber Company:
Its 430 stores are in about 35 states, mainly in the East, Southeast,
and Midwest; 84 Lumber also sells products internationally. 84 Lumber
also sells products internationally.
1019 Route 519
Eighty Four, PA 15330
USA
Phone: +1 724-228-8820
Fax: +1 724-228-8058 
http://www.84lumber.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/1/0,2163,40001,00.html

Ace Hardware Corporation:
Ace Hardware operates about 5,000 hardware stores in the US and about
70 other countries.
2200 Kensington Ct.
Oak Brook, IL 60523
USA
Phone: +1 630-990-6600
Fax: +1 630-990-6838
http://www.acehardware.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/5/0,2163,40005,00.html

ACR Group, Inc:
ACR Group operates more than 45 distribution centers in 10 states,
3200 Wilcrest Dr., Ste. 440
Houston, TX 77042 USA
Phone: +1 713-780-8532
Fax: +1 713-780-4067
http://www.acrgroup.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/6/0,2163,45006,00.html
 
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co:
ABC Supply has about 215 outlets in more than 40 states.
1 ABC Pkwy.
Beloit, WI 53511 USA
Phone: +1 608-362-7777
Fax: +1 608-362-2717
http://www.abc-supply.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/1/0,2163,43081,00.html
 
Bradco Supply Corp:
The company distributes roofing, siding, windows, and other building
materials through about 90 locations in 25 states.
13 Production Way
Avenel, NJ 07001
Phone: 732-382-3400
Fax: 732-382-6577 
http://www.bradcosupply.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/0/0,2163,58780,00.html

Builder Marts of America, Inc:
BMA supplies products and services to more than 5,000 building supply
retailers nationwide.
1 Independence Pointe
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: 864-297-6101
Fax: 864-281-3201 
http://www.buildermarts.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/9/0,2163,43099,00.html
 
Builders FirstSource, Inc:
Builders FirstSource includes more than 70 distribution centers and
about 60 manufacturing plants in 12 states.
2001 Bryan St., Ste. 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-880-3500
Fax: 214-880-3599
http://www.buildersfirstsource.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/4/0,2163,99354,00.html

Builders FirstSource-Southeast Group, Inc:
Builders FirstSource-Southeast Group (formerly Pelican Companies)
knows the true meaning of bricks and mortar. The company sells lumber
and building materials at some 45 distribution centers in Florida,
Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee.
2451 Hwy. 501 East
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-347-4235
Fax: 843-347-7690 
http://www.buildersfirstsource.com/
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/4/0,2163,53844,00.html
 
Building Materials Holding Corporation:
BMHC operates through its subsidiaries BMC West Corporation and BMC
Framing Inc., with 131 facilities organized into 58 business units in
12 Western and Southern states.
4 Embarcadero Center, Ste. 3250
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-627-9100
Fax: 415-627-9119 
http://www.bmhc.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/cgi-bin/offsite?site=HBN&url=http://www.bmhc.com

BMC West:
“With more than 4,500 employees, we currently operate over 54 centers,
primarily in the western states, with annualized sales over $1
billion.”
BMC West Corporation
720 Park Blvd., Suite 200
Boise, ID 83712-7764
Toll Free 1-888-868-2629
www.bmcwest.com
Source: http://www.bmcwest.com/AboutUS/

Cameron Ashley Building Products, Inc:
The company distributes building supplies through more than 150
distribution centers in nearly 40 states and Canada.
1 Independence Pointe
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: 864-297-6101
Fax: 864-281-3498 
http://www.cabp.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/8/0,2163,17198,00.html

Canadian Tire
450 stores
2180 Yonge Street Station K
Toronto  ONTARIO  M4P 2V8  
Canada 
Phone +1 416 480-3000
http://www.canadiantire.ca
http://www2.canadiantire.ca/CTenglish/busoverview.html
http://www2.canadiantire.ca/CTenglish/corpidx.html


Carolina Holdings, Inc:
It operates about 220 building supply stores in 24 states. These
operate under names including Carolina Builders and Denlinger
Builders, but the company is methodically changing all its stores to
one name, Stock Building Supply.
4403 Bland Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-431-1000
Fax: 919-850-8280
http://www.carolinaholdings.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/2/0,2163,53842,00.html
 
Carter Lumber Company:
Carter Lumber owns about 250 lumber and home-improvement stores in
Ohio and eight other states from Michigan to South Carolina.
601 Tallmadge Rd.
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: 330-673-6100
Fax: 330-678-6134
http://www.carterlumber.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/6/0,2163,44956,00.html

Central Garden & Pet Company:
It is a leading US manufacturer and distributor of lawn, garden, and
pet supplies, providing its products to pet supplies retailers, home
improvement centers, nurseries, and mass merchandisers (Wal-Mart
accounts for about 30% of sales) from 20 distribution centers.
3697 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Ste. 310
Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone: 925-283-4573
Fax: 925-283-6165
http://www.centralgardenandpet.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/5/0,2163,15905,00.html

Cole Hardware
Cole Hardware is a 3 location hardware business in San Francisco
956 Cole Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(757) 220-0541
Fax: (757) 220-1599
http://www.wmbg.com/hardware
Source: http://www.nrha.org/LINKS.html 

D.I.Y. Home Warehouse, Inc. (DIY) operates nine retail
warehouse-format home improvement centers that sell products primarily
to do-it-yourself home repair and remodeling customers.
5811 Canal Road
Valley View, OH 44125 
Phone: (216) 328-5100
Fax: (216) 328-5109
Email: email@diyhw.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20011003210610/diyhw.com/diy/
Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/p/d/diyh.ob.html

Do it Best Corp:
“If you're building a house or fixing one up, you might as well Do it
Best -- at least, that's the hope of the hardware industry's
third-largest cooperative. Trailing TruServ and Ace Hardware, Do it
Best has about 4,300 member-owned stores in the US and more than 40
other countries. The stores stock some 70,000 hardware and building
products, which are also sold online.”
6502 Nelson Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-0868
Phone: 260-748-5300
Fax: 260-748-5620
http://www.doitbest.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/8/0,2163,40198,00.html

Eagle Supply Group, Inc.
It maintains a direct-sales force and more than 30 distribution
centers in about 10 states; most are in Florida and Texas.
122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 1116
New York, NY 10168 USA
Phone: +1 212-986-6190
Fax: +1 212-972-0326
http://www.eaglesupplygroup.com/
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/0/0,2163,52090,00.html
  
Fastenal Company:
The company operates more than 1,000 stores in the US, Canada, Mexico,
and Singapore.
2001 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987-1500 USA
Phone: +1 507-454-5374
Fax: +1 507-453-8049
http://www.fastenal.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/1/0,2163,13371,00.html

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc
It has more than 700 locations in nearly 47 states, Puerto Rico, and
Mexico.
12500 Jefferson Ave.
Newport News, VA 23602 USA
+1 757-874-7795
Fax: +1 757-989-2501
http://www.ferguson.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/2/0,2163,57672,00.html
 
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
Through more than 70 locations in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and
Texas, it sells hardware, lumber, paint, plumbing equipment, and
tools.
17111 Waterview Pkwy.
Dallas, TX 75252 USA
Phone: +1 972-437-6100
Fax: +1 972-454-4251
http://www.foxgal.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/8/0,2163,40938,00.html
 
Futter Lumber Corporation
Futter keeps about $15 million of lumber in 17 distribution centers
located in the US (including Maryland, Maine, and Oregon) and Canada.
100 Merrick Rd.
Rockville Centre, NY 11570 USA
Phone: +1 516-764-4445
Fax: +1 516-764-0579
No webpage
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/5/0,2163,44115,00.html

Grossman's Inc
The company operates about 10 Contractors' Warehouse stores that sell
lumber (via drive-through lumberyards), building materials, and
electrical, lighting, and plumbing supplies to building professionals
and contractors in California and the Midwest. The company also
operates about 40 Grossman's Bargain Outlets and Mr. Seconds stores in
Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island
90 Hawesway
Stoughton, MA 02072 USA
Phone: +1 781-297-3300
Fax: +1 781-297-0180
www.jeld-wen.com/
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/6/0,2163,13606,00.html
  
The Home Depot, Inc:
“As the world's largest home improvement chain and second-largest
retailer after Wal-Mart, the company operates some 1,400 stores in the
US, Canada, and Latin America. The company also serves professional
builders and runs more than 40 EXPO Design Center stores (showrooms
featuring bath, kitchen, and lighting products).”
2455 Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024 USA
Phone: +1 770-433-8211
Fax: +1 770-384-2356
Toll Free: +1 800-430-3376
http://www.homedepot.com
Source:http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/0/0,2163,11470,00.html

Home Hardware Stores Limited:
“Canada's largest hardware retail group, supplies about 1,000
independently operated hardware and building supply stores throughout
the nation. Its Home Furniture unit supplies appliances and furniture
to more than 70 independent stores. The co-op also owns the Beaver
Lumber retail chain (founded in 1906), which it bought from brewer
Molson in 1999.”
34 Henry St. West
St. Jacobs, Ontario NOB 2NO,
Canada
Phone: +1 519-664-2252
Fax: +1 519-664-2865 
http://www.homehardware.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/2/0,2163,103692,00.html

Huttig Building Products, Inc.
It sells doors (which account for about one-third of sales), windows,
moldings, trusses, wall panels, lumber, and other building products to
building materials dealers (who in turn sell mostly to professional
builders and contractors) through about 60 distribution centers in
some 45 states.
14500 S. Outer Forty Rd., Lakeview Center, Ste. 400
Chesterfield, MO 63017 USA
Phone: +1 314-216-2600
Fax: +1 314-216-2601
http://www.huttig.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/1/0,2163,99071,00.html
  
Lanoga Corporation 
Operating about 240 stores in 18 states,
17946 NE 65th St.
Redmond, WA 98052 USA
Phone: +1 425-883-4125
Fax: +1 425-882-2959
http://www.lanogacorp.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/4/0,2163,41154,00.html
  
Lowe's Companies, Inc
The #2 US home improvement chain (after The Home Depot), Lowe's has
more than 800 superstores in more than 40 states
1605 Curtis Bridge Rd
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 USA
Phone: +1 336-658-4000
Fax: +1 336-658-4766
Toll Free: +1 800-445-6937 
http://www.lowes.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/0/0,2163,10920,00.html
 
McCoy Corporation
The company owns and operates about 100 McCoy's Building Supply
Centers located primarily in Texas, but also in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
1200 IH-35 North
San Marcos, TX 78666 USA
Phone: +1 512-353-5400
Fax: +1 512-395-6608
http://www.mccoys.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/3/0,2163,41213,00.html

Menard, Inc.
The company is the nation's #3 home improvement retailer (behind The
Home Depot and Lowe's), with more than 160 stores in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota,
and Wisconsin.
4777 Menard Dr.
Eau Claire, WI 54703 USA
Phone: +1 715-876-5911
Fax: +1 715-876-2868 
http://www.menards.com/nindex.html
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/9/0,2163,40309,00.html

National Home Centers, Inc
It has 8 Arkansas locations (including a few near the Oklahoma,
Missouri, and Kansas borders).
Hwy. 265 North
Springdale, AR 72765 USA
Phone: +1 479-756-1700
Fax: +1 479-927-5798 
http://www.nhci.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/4/0,2163,16214,00.html

Northern Tool & Equipment Co
40 retail stores in 10 states.
2800 Southcross Dr. West
Burnsville, MN 55306 USA
Phone: +1 952-894-9510
Fax: +1 952-882-6927
Toll Free: +1 800-317-1260
http://www.northerntool.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/3/0,2163,104363,00.html

Payless Cashways, Inc.
The Company operates 128 retail building materials stores  
800 NW Chipman Road
Suite 5900
Lee's Summit MISSOURI 64064-8001
+1 816 347-6000
Source: http://www.business.com/directory/retail_and_consumer_services/home_and_garden/home_improvement/payless_cashways/
  
Riverside Group, Inc.
It operates about 100 building material centers in 23 Midwest,
Northeast, and Southern states.
7800 Belfort Pkwy.
Jacksonville, FL 32256 USA
Phone: +1 904-281-2200
Fax: +1 904-281-0153
Website : Unavailable
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/3/0,2163,14593,00.html

RONA Inc
The member-owned co-op runs the #2 home-improvement chain in Canada
(behind Home Hardware Stores), operating about 540 member stores.
220 Chemin du Tremblay
Boucherville, Quebec J4B 8H7,
Canada
Phone: +1 514-599-5100
Fax: +1 514-599-5193 
http://www.rona.ca
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/7/0,2163,60847,00.html

Scotty's Inc
50 stores
5300 N. Recker Hwy.
Winter Haven, FL 33882-0939 USA
Phone: +1 863-299-1111
Fax: +1 863-297-6122 
http://www.scottys.com
Source: http://www-2.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/3/0,2163,53843,00.html
 
Seigle's Home and Building Centers, Inc.
Seigle's Home and Building Centers operates four lumberyards and four
showrooms in the Chicago area.
1331 Davis Rd.
Elgin, IL 60123 USA
Phone: +1 847-742-2000
Fax: +1 847-697-6521
http://www.seigles.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/0/0,2163,44570,00.html

Smith & Hawken, Ltd.
The company operates about 45 stores in 19 states and Washington, DC.
4 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA 94949 USA
Phone: +1 415-506-3700
Fax: +1 415-506-3909 
http://www.smith-hawken.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/6/0,2163,59476,00.html

Sutherland Lumber Company, L.P.
Sutherland Lumber operates more than 60 lumber and home improvement
stores in 15 states.
4000 Main St.
Kansas City, MO 64111 USA
Phone: +1 816-756-3000
Fax: +1 816-756-3594 
http://www.sutherlands.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/8/0,2163,43068,00.html

Tractor Supply Company
With about 430 stores (90 of which were opened during the second
quarter of 2002) in 30 states.
320 Plus Park Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37217
Phone: 615-366-4600
Fax: 615-366-4744 
http://www.tractorsupplyco.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/0/0,2163,17090,00.html

Woodworkers Warehouse.
The company, formerly a subsidiary of Trend-Lines operates about 100
Woodworkers Warehouse stores in 10 northeastern states from Delaware
to Maine
126 Oxford St.
Lynn, MA 01901-1132 USA
Phone: +1 781-853-0900
Fax: +1 781-598-6393
Toll Free: +1 800-877-7899 
http://www.woodworkerswarehouse.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/8/0,2163,43288,00.html
  
TruServ Corporation
“TruServ trumps Ace Hardware as the largest member-owned hardware
cooperative in the world. Formed by the merger of Cotter & Company
(supplier to the True Value chain) and ServiStar Coast to Coast, the
cooperative serves some 7,000 retail outlets, including its flagship
True Value hardware stores.”
8600 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631-3505 USA
Phone: +1 773-695-5000
Fax: +1 773-695-6516
http://www.truserv.com/retail/profiles/truevalue.asp
http://www.truserv.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/8/0,2163,40108,00.html
  
United Hardware Distributing Co.
“Under the trade name Hardware Hank, United Hardware has developed a
dominant presence in the upper-midwest. After 42 years of growth,
Hardware Hank is stronger than ever, serving more than 500 independent
Member-Dealers.”
5005 Nathan Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55442
Phone: +1 763-559-1800
http://www.unitedhardware.com/
Sources: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/aag/2/0,3060,61172,00.html
http://www.unitedhardware.com/scripts/About.asp

White Cap Industries, Inc.
40 locations
3120 Airway Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 USA
Phone: +1 714-850-0900
Fax: +1 714-850-1124
Toll Free: +1 800-944-8322 
http://www.whitecappro.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/9/0,2163,54319,00.html

Wickes Inc.
The company operates about 100 building supply centers in some 23
states.
706 N. Deerpath Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA
Phone: +1 847-367-3400
Fax: +1 847-367-3750
Toll Free: +1 800-558-1232
http://www.wickes.com
Source: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/4/0,2163,16644,00.html
  
Wolohan Lumber Company
15 locations 
1740 Midland Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48603 USA
Phone: +1 989-793-4532
Fax: +1 989-793-5066 
http://www.wolohan.com
Sources: http://www.hoovers.com/uk/co/capsule/3/0,2163,15173,00.html
http://www.wolohan.com/html/storeWOL_locations.html

Additional information that may interest you:

Market Measure 2002
This free report includes industry trends, retail store performance,
merchandise trends, wholesaling and housing trends.
Market Outlook for hardware/Home Improvement Industry
http://www.nrha.org/Market%20Measure/MM%202002.pdf

You must have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to be able to
print or read the above publication.
Adobe Acrobat can be downloaded for free.   
The Adobe Website   
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html#505

National Retail Hardware Association
http://www.nrha.org

Home Improvement Industry Snapshot
http://www.hoovers.com/industry/snapshot/profile/0,3519,53,00.html

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I hope you find these resources useful. 

Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga

Gave exact info I eas looking for.

You could add:
Tru-Valu Hardware (sometimes listed as True-Value)
Revy (Very similar to Home Depot here in Canada) (also listed under
Rona Revy) (they bought lumberland, if I recall correctly)
There was Aikenheads, which was taken over by home depot within about
a year of opening
Irly-bird lumber (or Early-bird or just IRLY)
Beaver lumber
Lee Valley tools
Costco
HomeBASE if they're still in business.
Eagle home centres
Fred Meyer
Zellers
Wal-mart
                          Alta-wide Builders Supplies Limited (at
least it sounds like a chain)
Standard Building Supplies Ltd 
Mountain Building Centres Ltd 
Benjamin Moore
                          Curtis Lumber Co Limited
                          Dick's Lumber & Building Supplies Limited
Hollyburn Lumber Company
Home Building Centre
                          Revelstoke Home Centres Ltd
Tim-br-mart Limited
Windsor Plywood-canada's Original Finishing
                          Store 

Source: superpages.ca under "hardware" and "lumber" There may be more,
for example Home Depot isn't under either fo those, it's under
"unclassified establishments" along with another 8000 or so business,
just in BC alone.

Good luck with your products.