- Ace Hardware has rolled out a pilot same-day delivery service at 33 stores.
- Customers are charged $5 for a delivery placed online from a location within 5 miles of a store.
- The company will consider launching the service nationally if the pilot program goes well.
- Home Depot (NYSE:HD) launched a same-day shipping program late last year which aims to significantly increase the number of orders received by customers within two days.
- Ace Hardware has 4.6K stores compared to Home Depot's 2,266 locations and Lowe's 1,836 (NYSE:LOW) outlets in North America.