Westlake Ace Hardware to Open More Stores in the Charlotte, NC Area

Westlake Ace Hardware announced it has signed lease agreements to open two new stores in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina, area:

• A 9,000 sq. ft. store will be developed in the Ballantyne Commons East Shopping Center (15221 John Delaney Drive). Renovations to the space will begin this spring, with an anticipated soft opening during late summer 2025. 
• A new store in the Village Commons at Wesley Chapel shopping center (6422 Weddington Road) in Wesley Chapel, N.C. is tentatively scheduled to open in early 2026. Construction of the 15,000 sq. ft store will begin in early 2025. 

Westlake Ace currently owns and operates 14 stores in North Carolina under the Westlake Ace and Outer Banks Ace brands. A new Westlake Ace location in Charlotte’s Rozzelle Crossing Shopping Center will open its doors on Friday, February 28.

When open, the new stores will sell lawn and garden supplies, fasteners, tools, plumbing, and electrical supplies and offer such services as key cutting, automotive key fob replacement, and propane tank exchange. The stores will also showcase several specialty departments and store-within-a-store concepts, selling such brands as:

• Stihl, Ego, and Milwaukee outdoor power equipment
• Benjamin Moore and Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines paints
• Diablo saw blades and power tool accessories
• A full-line Garden Center featuring annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, tropicals, and shrubs
• Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
• Weber, Traeger, and Big Green Egg grills and accessories
• Scotts and Miracle-Gro lawn and plant care products
• Yeti coolers, drinkware, and accessories

“We are excited to open two new locations in the greater Charlotte area and deepen our relationship with the community as a friend, a trusted neighbor, and an employer,” said Joe Jeffries, president and CEO of Ace Retail Holdings, the parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware. “We look forward to serving our new neighbors and showcase how we live the Ace Helpful Promise daily through reliable service, helpful advice, and the products our customers need to get their projects done right.”

About Westlake Ace Hardware

For nearly 120 years, Westlake Ace Hardware has been the helpful neighborhood hardware store countless generations have counted on for power and hand tools, fasteners, paint, plumbing, lawn care, pet, electrical supplies, and BBQ grills and accessories. Westlake lives the Ace Helpful Promise every day by delivering reliable service, helpful advice, and products so its customers and neighbors get their projects done right every time.

Part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 1959, Westlake Ace is headquartered in the Kansas City area. It currently owns and operates more than 165 stores in 13 states.

Westlake Ace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ace Retail Holdings. A division of Ace Hardware Corporation, Ace Retail Holdings currently owns and operates more than 245 Ace hardware stores nationwide under the Buikema’s Ace, Dennis Company Ace, Great Lakes Ace, Westlake Ace, and Outer Banks Ace brands.

Contact:

Tom Mentzer – Media Contact – tmentzer@mprg.biz – (913) 626-9066

Source: Westlake Hardware, Inc.