Big Sky Times

America's most celebrated "helpful place" in Boulder is celebrating a grand opening this weekend. 

Located at 104 S. Main St. in Boulder, Ace Hardware brings the company's unique blend of personal, knowledgeable, and helpful service paired with quality home maintenance expertise and products to Boulder residents. Standard hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The store is closed on Sunday.

"Boulder Montana Ace Hardware is just opening up [in] June of 2022," an unnamed company official said. "After a long search for a second location, we found the perfect building and town just a short distance from Whitehall. We will be bringing lots of new and exciting items to the Boulder Valley and the surrounding area. Stop in and say, 'Hi' and see what's new."

Customers will have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win an Ego Power Plus Straight Shaft Battery String Trimmer valued at $249, a Weber Spirit II E-210 gas grill valued at $459, or a Milwaukee drill and driver set valued at $399.

Exclusive offers will be honored, including 50% off one regular-priced item under $30 on Friday and a free five-gallon bucket with 20% off whatever fits in that bucket on Saturday.

Ace Hardware in Boulder was designed to reflect the needs of the local community, in addition to offering products and services customers have come to expect from a full-service Ace store. These include solutions to everyday home maintenance needs, as well as an extensive array of high-quality products in categories such as paint, lawn and garden, sporting goods, housewares, hand and power tools, plumbing, hardware, electrical, cleaning, automotive, and outdoor living. Ace Hardware also focuses on providing expert specialty services in paint color matching, key cutting, delivery, and assembly.

The store is packed with thousands of essential products and supplies, including some of the most respected brand names and best-selling items to help people take care of their homes. Key store focuses and product offerings include brands such as Traeger, Weber, Toro, EGO, Clark+Kensington, Scotts, and many more.

For more information, visit Ace Hardware in Boulder's Facebook page.

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, with more than 5,600 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; Colon, Panama; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and is known as "the place with the helpful hardware folks." For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.