New Ace Hardware for Barrington
Hardware store opens on Northwest HIghway
Retirement didn't sit well with John Brown, owner of Barrington's new Ace Hardware. “I spent almost thirty years with the Estee Lauder companies. I retired and said, this is great. That was good for about six months and I said, I'm much too young to retire,” he recalled. Brown began to look for a business to operate, an endeavor he had considered early on in life. “It was my dream because, about forty years ago. I looked into purchasing (a business) at a much younger age but I didn't have the resources to do it,” he said. “For the last couple of years I've been looking for a business to buy and run myself.” A consultation with Barrington representatives revealed that a hardware store was high on their wish list, which sat well with Brown…
Jan Capinegro
2:42 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Thank you Browns for bringing back a hardware store to Barrington. It's great to have it owned by neighbors who love and care for our community and who are genuinely wonderful people! All the best, Jan and Scott Capinegro more ›