St. Charles Hardware hosts grand opening
St. Charles Hardware, a Do it Best dealer based in St. Charles, Ill. recently celebrated its grand opening with a weekend of events, giveaways and savings opportunities for customers, the company related.
“On Saturday, St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek kicked off a day of family-friendly festivities,” the hardware store said, “with a ceremonial ribbon cutting using a custom-engraved saw.”
Todd Gordon, owner of the St. Charles Do it Best Hardware, partnered with nearby restaurants to cater the two-day event, taking an opportunity to support other area businesses.
Attendees enjoyed a variety of fare from Dave’s Burritos, Giordano Italian Restaurant, Panda Express, and Bulldog Ale House.
Prize drawings continued through the weekend, the hardware store pointed out, and included a Channellock Wet/Dry Vac, drill kits from Milwaukee and DeWalt, a DeWalt jigsaw, a Black & Decker palm sander, and the grand prize of a Weber Spirit stainless steel grill.
Savings on select merchandise throughout the store, it added, will continue through October 31.
All About Community
“We’re excited to be part of the St. Charles and surrounding community,” said Todd Gordon, owner of St. Charles Hardware. “We look forward to offering a unique combination of selection and service to professional contractors and DIYers alike for many years to come.”
“We’re humbled by how warmly community members have already welcomed us,” said Dave Nestor, general manager of St. Charles Hardware. “This is a community that embraces independent businesses, and we're proud to be one of them.”
The new store includes approximately 20,000 square feet of tools and accessories. A Color BarTM custom paint center provides customers with color and design inspiration and paints by Pratt & Lambert, Best Look, Cabot, Krylon, and Rust-Oleum, the firm noted.
In all, the store wrote, it offers more than 20,000 different products, with thousands more available in its warehouse.
The celebration started Friday, Oct. 22, with a contractor-exclusive event featuring food, contractor specials, and a prize drawing for attendees, the hardware wrote.
Dave Nestor, general manager, is backed by the strength of his status as a member-owner of Do it Best, a U.S.-based hardware, lumber, and building materials co-op, the company related, with thousands of independently owned locations in the United States and more than 50 other countries.
