Handy Hardware is a hardware store distribution center serving 1,000 retailers in 9 states in the United States, from Colorado to Florida, and in Mexico and Central America as well. It was founded in 1961 in Houston, Texas.
Handy Hardware is a member/owner of Distribution America, second largest wholesale marketing organization in the United States.[1]
In 2016, Handy Hardware was purchased by Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc.[2]
In early 2019, Handy Hardware and Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. went out of business.[3][4][5]
References
- Our Distributor Members www.daonline.com^
- Former Handy Hardware Sold to HDW Inc 18 November 2016^
- HDW winds down operations^
- Donna Vissman. Handy Hardware to Close After 48 Years in Business Williamson Source, 2019-11-04, retrieved 2020-02-24^
- Terry Bulger. Handy Hardware closing after 48 years in Franklin WSMV Nashville, retrieved 2020-02-24^