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Owner. Menard, Inc. Number of employees. 45,000 (2020) Website. www .menards .com. Menards ( / məˈnɑːrdz / mə-NARDZ) is an American home improvement retail company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Menards is owned by founder John Menard Jr. through his privately held company, Menard, Inc.
John Menard Jr. John Robert Menard Jr. (born January 22, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of Menards, a Midwestern chain of home improvement stores. He is a former INDYCAR racing team owner, and the father of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Paul Menard. He is the son of John Robert Menard Sr (1917–1988).
Maintenance Supply Headquarters. Website. lowes .com. Footnotes / references. [3] Lowe's Companies, Inc. ( / loʊz / LOHZ) is an American retail company specializing in home improvement. [4] Headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, the company operates a chain of retail stores in the United States.
The company is one of the largest American-owned private employers in the United States. The corporation was founded in Minneapolis by businessman George Dayton in 1902, and developed through the years via expansion and acquisitions. Target, the company's first discount store and eventual namesake, was opened in 1962.
Eau Claire is also a regional commercial and business center and home to the headquarters of home improvement store chain Menards. Eau Claire is known regionally for its arts and music scenes and is the hometown of indie folk band Bon Iver, whose lead singer Justin Vernon co-curates the city's annual Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival.
Ace Hardware Corporation is an American hardware retailers' cooperative based in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. It is the largest non-grocery retail cooperative in the United States. [4] Founded in 1924 as "Ace Stores", the company changed its name to "Ace Hardware Corporation" in 1931. It grew dramatically following World War II, more ...
Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company.
Charlie Menard (born 1972) is the nephew of Menards owner John Menard Jr. He was the chief operating officer of the Menards home improvement store chain until late 2007. He moved to head up the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Menards Distribution Center. In late 2011, Charlie moved to the newly created position of general manager of distribution ...