Ace Hardware thrives in shadow of giants (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ace Hardware thrives in shadow of giants (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
You can’t get much closer to the belly of the beast than at the Shallowford Ace Hardware in Marietta. The store is directly across the street from Home Depot, so close you can see the blocky orange letters from Ace’s doorway. But don’t feel bad for new Ace owner Frank McManus ? he knew exactly what he was getting into when he threw himself at Goliath. For starters, McManus was Goliath for a while …