South Omaha Times

America’s most celebrated “helpful place” is celebrating the grand reopening of its Gretna location Friday through Sunday.

Gretna Ace Hardware is located at 104 West Glenmore Drive in Gretna, Nebraska. The store brings the company’s unique blend of personal, knowledgeable and helpful service -- paired with quality home maintenance expertise and products -- to Gretna residents.

Special events include grilling demos all weekend, kids activities on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and a chainsaw artist onsite on Saturday. Customers have the chance to enter and win a Weber Spirit II E-210 gas grill valued at $459, a Milwaukee drill and driver set valued at $399 or an Ego Power + Straight Shaft Battery String Trimmer valued at $250.

Exclusive offers that will be honored in-store include: $5 off the purchase of $25 on Sunday, 50% off one regular-priced item under $30 on Friday and a free 5-gallon bucket for the first 200 customers, with an extra 20% everything that fits in it on Saturday.

Gretna Ace Hardware's location was designed to reflect the needs of the local community, in addition to offering products and services customers have come to expect from a full-service Ace store. This includes solutions to everyday home maintenance needs, as well as an extensive array of high-quality products in a variety of categories including paint, lawn and garden, hand and power tools, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, housewares and outdoor living.

Gretna Ace Hardware also focuses on providing expert specialty glass cutting, key cutting, acrylic sheet cutting, auto key programming and cutting, delivery, assembly and more. The store is packed with thousands of essential products and supplies, including some of the most respected brand names and best-selling items to help people take care of their homes.

Key store focuses and product offerings include niche products such as Traeger, Weber, Milwaukee, Big Green Egg, EGO, YETI, Toro, Scotts and many more.

Gretna Ace Hardware hours of operation are: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, with more than 5,600 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 65 countries.

Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in China and Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and is known as "the place with the helpful hardware folks."

In 2022, Ace was ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Home Improvement Retail Stores,” according to J.D. Power, 15 out of the last 16 years. For more information, visit AceHardware.com or Newsroom.AceHardware.com.