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True Value

The True Value Company is an American wholesaler and hardware store brand. The corporate headquarters are located in Chicago.

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Founded
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (1948; 78 years ago (1948), as Cotter & Company)
Industry
Hardware stores
Owner
Do It Best
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Founder
John Cotter
Key people
Dan Starr (CEO)

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True Value

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples108
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
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True Value

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related to TruServ Corporation · 22
True Value → Ace Hardware, Additional, By, Chicago-based, Coast, Coast Corporation, Company, Cotter, Garden Showplace, Grand Rental Station, Home, In, Induserve Supply, SEC, ServiStar, ServiStar Coast, Taylor Rental, The, This, TruServ Corporation
related to Private brands · 21
True Value → Cary, EasyCare, GPM, Green Thumb, Holiday Wonderland, HomePointe, Illinois, It, Manufacturing, Master Electrician, Master Mechanic, Master Painter, Master Plumber, Pet Expert, The, These, This, Tru Guard, Tru-Test, True Value's General Paint
related to Origins · 19
True Value → American Hardware, Appalachia, Auburn, By, Coast, Coast Corporation, Company, Cotter, Denver, Detroit, During, Evanston, Hibbard, Hibbard Spencer Bartlett, In, Louis, St, Supply, True Value Company
related to True Value Company · 16
True Value → Ace Hardware, ACON Investments, As, At, By, Do It Best, Garden Showplace, Grand Rental Station, Home, In, In April, In July, In March, Induserve Supply, The Taylor Rental, True Value Company
Products · 9
True Value → building materials, equipment rental, Home appliances, Home improvement products, household hardware, lumber, paint, plumbing, tools
related to Sale Do It Best · 5
True Value → Chapter, Do It Best, November, On October, The
Founded · 1
True Value → Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (1948; 78 years ago (1948), as Cotter & Company)
Founder · 1
True Value → John Cotter
Headquarters · 1
True Value → Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Industry · 1
True Value → Hardware stores

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true value company hardware stores cotter distribution chicago million illinois cooperative best introduced line acquired also new coast servistar truserv

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True ValueFoundedChicago, Illinois, U.S. (1948; 78 years ago (1948), as Cotter & Company)1.00infobox
True ValueFounderJohn Cotter1.00infobox
True ValueHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
True ValueIndustryHardware stores1.00infobox
True ValueKey peopleDan Starr (CEO)1.00infobox
True ValueNet incomeUS$ 24.75 million (2017)1.00infobox
True ValueNumber of employees2,500 (2019)1.00infobox
True ValueNumber of locations4,500+ (60 countries)1.00infobox
True ValueOperating incomeUS$ 40.16 million (2017)1.00infobox
True ValueOwnerDo It Best1.00infobox
True ValueProductsHome improvement products1.00infobox
True ValueProductsHome appliances1.00infobox
True ValueProductstools1.00infobox
True ValueProductshousehold hardware1.00infobox
True ValueProductslumber1.00infobox
True ValueProductsbuilding materials1.00infobox
True ValueProductspaint1.00infobox
True ValueProductsplumbing1.00infobox
True ValueProductsequipment rental1.00infobox
True ValueRevenueUS$1.488 billion (2017)1.00infobox
True ValueTotal assetsUS$ 912.88 million (2017)1.00infobox
True ValueTotal equityUS$ 160.4 million (2017)1.00infobox
True ValueTrade nameTrue Value1.00infobox
True ValueTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
True ValueWebsitetruevalue.com1.00infobox

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