Retailer-owned hardware cooperative Ace Hardware Corp., Oak Brook, IL, reported sales for the second quarter of $1.5 billion, up 5 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Profit increased 7.2 percent to $54.8 million.
For the six nine months, the company reported sales of $2.7 billion, up 5.1 percent from 2017. Profit decreased 16 percent to $66.7 million.