Hardlines Distribution Alliance (HDA) is a

hardware store Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing suppli ...

retailers' cooperative A retailers' cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers' cooperatives use their purchasing power to acquire discounts from manufacturers and often share marketing expenses. A r ...

formed on April 1, 2022, with the merge of ''Distribution America'' and PRO Group.

History

Distribution America

Distribution America was a hardware store retailers' cooperative with 15000 affiliated retail locations. Its programs included the well known Sentry Hardware, Trustworthy Hardware, and Golden Rule Lumber Center brands.

PRO Group

PRO Group, Inc. was a

and distributors' cooperative. It was based in

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, 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

* Blish-Mize * Emery-Waterhouse * Florida Hardware * Handy Hardware * HDW, Inc * House-Hasson Hardware *

Jensen Distribution Services Jensen Distribution Services, based in Spokane, Washington, is a wholesale hardware distributor that services over 2,000 customers in 11 western states. Jensen Distribution Services is a member and owner of Distribution America, with members thr ...

* Monroe Hardware * United Hardware

Competitors

Val-Test Distributors The Val-Test Group is a Buying / Marketing Group for a collective of wholesalers, distributors, dealers and retailers in hardware, paint sundries, electrical, plumbing, housewares, marine, automotive and the decorative art industries. Founded in 19 ...

* Reliable Distributors * Associated Building Materials Distributors

References

External links

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Distribution America

Former Pro Hardware website
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