Ace steps up new business efforts.(Newsmakers: reporting on the industry)(Ace Hardware Corp. appointed Mike Zipser )(Brief Article)

Do-It-Yourself Retailing, October, 2004

Ace Hardware Corp. has hired retail book sales executive Mike Zipser to oversee the coop's efforts to add 1,100 new stores in the next five years.

Zipser, who has served as a vice president of Borders Group Inc. and OfficeMax Inc., has joined Ace as vice president for retail development and new business. "Mike Zipser has a history of dramatically increasing store counts, market penetration and the overall growth of the companies he has worked for," says Ray Griffith, executive vice president and COO for Ace.

Joining Zipser in this development initiative is John Venhuizen, who will serve as director of new business development. Venhuizen is an Ace veteran, having previously served as the co-op's marketing manager. He will report to Zipser and direct...

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