Ace Hardware
The world's largest hardware cooperative with locally owned stores providing expert advice.
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Copyright © 2025 Entrepreneur Media, LLC All rights reserved. Entrepreneur® and its related marks are registered trademarks of Entrepreneur Media LLC Interested in franchising opportunities but don’t like paying franchise or royalty fees throughout your contract? Ace Hardware might be the opportunity for you. That’s because Ace Hardware franchisees don’t have to pay franchise or royalty fees. When you have a franchise for Ace Hardware, you own your store and benefit from the brand recognition and company support resources Ace brings to the table. The Ace Hardware Corporation is a well-known home improvement store, so it’s also an ideal franchisor partner for franchise owners.
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Ace Hardware Franchise Cost & Investment
The total investment range to open a Ace Hardware franchise is $604K–$2.0M. The initial franchise fee is $5K.
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