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Hardlines Distribution Alliance

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Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) is a hardware store retailers' cooperative formed on April 1, 2022, with the merge of Distribution America and PRO Group.[1]

History

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Distribution America

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Distribution America was a hardware store retailers' cooperative with 15000 affiliated retail locations.[2]

Its programs included the well known Sentry Hardware, Trustworthy Hardware, and Golden Rule Lumber Center brands.

PRO Group

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PRO Group, Inc. was a retailers' cooperative and distributors' cooperative. It was based in Denver, Colorado, and was founded in 1953.

The company's retail formats included:

  • PRO Hardware
  • Farm Mart
  • GardenMaster

It formerly had a division: National Paint Distributors, but that was disbanded.

Members

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Competitors

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References

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  1. ^ "Distribution America, PRO Group merge to form Hardlines". HBS Dealer. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  2. ^ "Distribution America Distributor Members". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2012-04-18.

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