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Company History
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A
long-standing community supporter in Wellford, South Carolina, Johnson’s Hardware
traces it’s beginnings to October 1929, when W. A. “Tom” Johnson went to
work in Moore-Howe Company, a general merchandise store serving the textile mill community
of Jackson Mills, SC. The difficulties of the Depression years didn't daunt Tom’s
spirit for enterprise. He held through those turbulent times and led the business into
growth in the coming decades. Incorporated in 1945 as H & J Company, the operation
continued as a general merchandise store until Mr. Johnson secured Mr. Howe’s part of
the corporation and opened Johnson’s Hardware in 1952.
In 1959, Johnson’s Hardware moved into a new building at 236
Tucapau Road. This allowed the business to expand its merchandise, with lawn mowers and
later home electronics finding their way onto the sales floor. Johnson’s Hardware
joined a hardware co-op to serve its customers better, and, in April of 1995, joined Ace
Hardware to position the company for the 21st century.
Bruce Johnson, Tom’s son, joined the business in 1966, and now Bruce’s son
Chad is also a member of the Johnson’s Ace Hardware team.
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On Saturday, March 6, 1999, three generations of Johnsons participated in a
groundbreaking ceremony for a new 17,000 sq. ft. building. The new facility,
shown below, is
located at the corner of U.S. Highway 29 and Tucapau Road in Wellford.
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