Press

Daily Pilot
February 15, 2012
Building ties to customers

OC Register
December 14, 2011
Not all the lights in Balboa are on the boats

Orange County Business Journal
December 5, 2011
Crown Ace Remains Place for Old-School Business Values

OC Register
November 2011
Crown Ace Hardware raises $20k for CHOC Hospitals

Today's News-Herald
Sept 25, 2011
Shopkeepers of a furry kind: Feline greeters bring joy to customers

Hardware Retailing
May 2011
Time Out: Spotlight on Crown Ace President Mark Schulein

Newport Magazine
April 2011
Newport’s Great Outdoors: photo feature Crown Ace President Mark Schulein

HOME CHANNEL NEWS
March 2011
Ace's "Crown of the Sea"

RETAILING MAGAZINE
January 2011
"A Look Back In History-Historical Books Lead to Tidy Profits for California Retailer"

Newport Beach Magazine
October 2010
Aces High: A Hardware Chain Allows A Family to Give Back, Becoming A Way of Life For the Schuleins

OC Register
September 2010
Best Hardware Store

ACE HARDWARE RANKED HIGHEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
BY J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR
August 2, 2010

ACE HARDWARE MAINTAINS TOP 10 SPOT IN BLOOMBERG
BUSINESSWEEK'S 'CUSTOMER SERVICE CHAMPS' LIST
February 25, 2010

ACE® HARDWARE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SELL CRAFTSMAN® TOOLS
February 2, 2010

OC METRO
July 1988
"Hammer Time: How Crown Ace Competes Against the Mega Stores"