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countless customers complete all their DIY
projects.”
“The Wiener family continues to prove
their customer service is second to none,”
said Kevin Macnab, President and CEO,
Home Hardware Stores Limited. “Celebrating
a century in business is an incredible
accomplishment, and on behalf of all of our
Dealer-Owners, I would like to congratulate
Wiener’s Home Hardware. I wish them all
the best in the future and I know they will
continue to do a tremendous job in serving
the Annex community.”
To celebrate this milestone, Wiener’s
spring. Home Hardware closed off the street and held
“We have 13 Schell family members a block party outside their store on June 18th.
involved at the store today including two of Community members and customers were
my own sons,” said Steve Schell. “Working welcomed by the Wiener family with food and
with your family is great. At the end of the beverages to look back and reflect on the past
day, you win or lose together. There’s a special 100 years of business in the Annex.
trust in that.”
The Schell family is lucky enough to say
that they have indeed “won.” They have Limited when it was founded in 1964. HARDLINES CONFERENCE GOES ON
earned the trust of the Stouffville community “We owe everything to my parents, THE ROAD IN 2023 WITH MOVE TO
and the store has more than doubled in size grandparents and great grandparents who WHISTLER, BC
since its inception, now boasting 13,000 set the bar incredibly high when it comes
square feet of retail space and an expanded to business excellence,” said Marty Wiener,
yard. The family also opened a second Schell Dealer-Owner, Wiener’s Home Hardware. “We
Lumber Home Building Centre in Sutton, are so proud to be part of Home Hardware, an
Ontario, in 2001, which they have plans to iconic Canadian brand, and as I watch my own
expand in the next few years. daughter Melanie prepare to move into the
“Customers in Stouffville know the role of Dealer-Owner, I know she will continue
home improvement expertise and product that level of excellence for years to come.” The Hardlines Conference will move away
knowledge provided by the Schell family and “To carry on the legacy of Wiener’s Home from the Greater Toronto Area for the first
their team. It is a tremendous asset to their Hardware means a great deal to me,” said time in its history beginning in 2023. Next
community,” said Kevin Macnab, President Melanie Wiener, who will be the fourth year, the conference will be held in Whistler,
and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited. generation of the Wiener family to run the BC.
“On behalf of the Dealer-Owners of the business. “I have essentially grown up in this The fresh location is the first step in
close to 1,100 Home Hardware stores across store, and I take deep pride in what my family moving the Hardlines Conference to a
Canada, I would like to congratulate everyone has built here. I look forward to serving the different destination around the country from
at Schell Lumber Home Building Centre on Annex in my future role as Dealer- Owner.” year-to-year, to better serve our industry on
their anniversary and wish them continued Melanie’s great grandparents, Hyman a truly national basis. And locating it at the
success.” and Ida Wiener, purchased the small Chateau Whistler, a premier Fairmont hotel,
To mark their centennial anniversary, the hardware store on Bloor St. West in 1922. will ensure it is another first-class event. It will
store held a special celebration on Sunday, Their youngest son, Gerry, joined the family be held October 16, 17 and 18, 2023.
June 12th. business after high school and then Gerry’s “As Canada’s only truly national event for
son, Marty, joined the business full time after the retail hardware and home improvement
finishing university. industry, we felt it was important to make
wiener's home hardware achieves “Our family values the support we’ve the Hardlines Conference as accessible as
100 year milestone received from our customers and community possible to all Canadians on an ongoing
and has always prioritized offering basis,” said David Chestnut, Vice President
exceptional customer service,” added Marty. and Publisher at Hardlines Inc. “The Hardlines
Wiener’s Home Hardware is proudly Conference is a showcase for the latest
celebrating 100 years of serving the Annex “The Annex certainly holds a special place insights and big ideas that will point the
community in Toronto, Ontario. The Wiener in our hearts, and we’re so fortunate to direction for retail trends and customer
family began their journey in the home have been here for 100 years and counting. behaviour in the coming years.”
improvement industry in 1922 and became Whether it’s power tools, lawn and garden With the British Columbia location
a charter member of Home Hardware Stores supplies or paint, our team has helped

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