Tweedy and Popp Ace Hardware in Richmond Beach to close by May

Tweedy and Popp Ace Hardware to close
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The owner of the Tweedy and Popp Ace Hardware in Richmond Beach has announced that the store will closed by May of this year.

"Despite all efforts to keep the Richmond Beach store, it's been pretty difficult with the revenue that the store has generated, because it didn't support minimum expenses."

The owner expressed his appreciation for the support of the community. "Many thanks for everybody who worked and shopped at the Richmond Beach store."

A going out of business sale will start March 3 and run as late as the middle of May. The store will continue to stock commonly purchased items until the middle of April. Much of the inventory will be transferred to the Lake City Way store at NE 127th. Employees will be transferred to the Lake City store, the Wallingford store, or laid off.

This is the second Ace Hardware to close in the area. The Mill Town store in Edmonds, under different ownership, closed June 2011. Towne Centre Hardware in the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre is the only Ace Hardware remaining in our area.

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