Sales expected to rise at Ace Hardware

The US cooperative Ace Hardware believes that it will achieve growth in like-for-like sales in 2011 and increase its overall sales in the third quarter, according to a report from the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA). This indicates that sales are currently two per cent ahead of last year. In September, sales increased by 15.5 per cent, and double-digit growth is also expected for October. Growth of five per cent was recorded up to September.