Home Hardware Announces Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre as the Store of the Year

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St. Jacobs, ON, April 7, 2014 – Home Hardware Stores Limited is pleased to announce the recipient of the annual Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award. Now in its 17th year, the award pays tribute to the top store selected from close to 1,100 stores across Canada for achieving the highest standards in retailing, merchandising, Staff performance and overall quality and service.

The 2013 Store of the Year Award was presented to John Locke and Bill Ecklund, Dealer-Owners of Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre for epitomizing the values on which Home Hardware was founded 50 years ago when Walter J. Hachborn co-founded the company – value, service and dependability. Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre first received this accolade in 2011. They are the second store to have received this prestigious award twice.

John Locke and Bill Ecklund and their Staff are considered leaders within Home’s Dealer-Owner network as well as within their community, with customers continually commenting that they should be a model for all businesses on how to connect with the community in which they operate. In addition to providing superior customer service and expert advice, Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre demonstrates a strong social conscience through several initiatives that enhance the lives of Orillia residents including their support in areas such as the performing arts and general cultural interests in the area.

QUOTES
"We are truly honoured to be selected as Home Hardware’s Store of the Year for a second time. We take an active interest in our community and great pride in serving the residents of Orillia. This award would not have been possible without our Staff’s constant dedication." - John Locke and Bill Ecklund, Dealer-Owners, Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre

"Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre embodies everything the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award stands for and is a great champion of the Home brand. John Locke and Bill Ecklund truly exemplify our slogan of ‘Home Owners helping homeowners with expert advice." - Paul Straus, President and CEO of Home Hardware Stores Limited

PROUD OF MY HOME AWARD
The Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award is presented to the top gold store from 23 Proud of My Home Award recipients. All Proud of My Home Award recipients demonstrate strong Staff performance, superior customer service, excellence in interior and exterior store presentation and active participation in Dealer network initiatives.

Congratulations to Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre and the following 22 stores, who were presented with the 2013 Proud of My Home Award:
• Geerlinks Home Hardware Building Centre - St. Thomas, Ontario
• Brantford Home Hardware - Brantford, Ontario
• Alliston Home Hardware Building Centre - Alliston, Ontario
• Sutton Home Hardware - Sutton West, Ontario
• Gananoque Home Hardware Building Centre - Gananoque, Ontario
• Blind River Home Hardware Building Centre - Blind River, Ontario
• Wellesley Home Centre - Wellesley, Ontario
• Campbellton Home Hardware - Campbellton, New Brunswick
• Buck's Home Building Centre - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
• Handyman Home Hardware  - Conception Bay South, NL
• Selkirk Home Hardware Building Centre - Selkirk, Manitoba
• Carlyle Home Hardware - Carlyle, Saskatchewan
• Home Building Centre – Vernon - Vernon, British Columbia
• Sunley Home Building Centre - Brooks, Alberta
• Prince Rupert Home Hardware Building Centre - Prince Rupert, British Columbia
• Timberjack Home Hardware Building Centre - Edson, Alberta
• Les Entreprises Nova Inc. - Rawdon, Quebec
• Centre De Renovation FDS Inc. - Saguenay (Jonquiere), Quebec
• Quincaillerie Home Hardware – Rimouski - Rimouski, Quebec
• The Pas Home Furniture - The Pas, Manitoba
• Gananoque Home Furniture - Gananoque, Ontario
• Woodworkers Home Furniture - Shelburne, Nova Scotia