Comments on: How Intown Ace Plans to Adapt to Walmart

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:34:00 +0000

Thanks for a great store, great service, and especially great community service. You do so much for youth–school fundraisers, Scouts, band, DEF, etc. Thanks. I didn’t agree with your politics on closing Westchester but that didn’t take away from every that you do for the community. Plus your merchandise is great. If I had to, I could meet all my basic needs between your store and Publix.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:41:04 +0000

If the folks at the local Ace Hardware (and I am a big fan) were willing, I would like to know what kind of salaries and benefits, (in general) they pay. I can’t get beyond the feeling that the “generousity” of the Wal Mart owners is built on exploitation of its workers who get inadequate health benefits and very low wages. Mr Sam and his whole family could still be very rich, and have a policy of paying wages a family could live on.
And, yes, you are right, Target is about the same. I believe TJ’s and Whole foods offer somewhat better jobs, at least to long term employees, but I am not sure.

Our current economic weakness is at least partially built upon the reduced buying power of the average consumer. Unless we can start to close the widening gap between the average American and the CEO of the firm they work for, we are in big trouble. And that includes the well educated workers who seem to make up most of the commenters here.

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:41:50 +0000

Wal-Mart involved in a mexican bribery scandal

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:16:30 +0000

I would first like to thank all of you who have taken the time to say such nice things about our store, Intown Hardware. It means a lot to all of us.

I wanted to clarify a comment made earlier about ACE being a corporation and having been around longer than Home Depot and Walmart. ACE is a Coop, founded in the 1940’s with each store being independently owned and operated. Many of you know the owners of our store because they both live within two miles of the store and are actively involved with the day to day operations. Our lives and livelihoods depend on the continued success of our business. With the addition of new competition in the Decatur marketplace, we will continue to work hard to earn your business.

Thanks again,

Tony and Dave

By: Deanne

Deanne — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:50:51 +0000

Well, I haven’t heard back from Glen Wilkins/Walmart, but Bill Stogner emailed back yesterday morning that Glen planned to meet with Intown Ace yesterday. If we don’t hear any more on it today, I can check with the Selig folks tomorrow when they get back to town.