sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message aubuchon hardware an aubuchon hardware store in wells maine type private industry retail hardware founded february 9 1908 in fitchburg massachusetts founder william e. aubuchon sr headquarters westminster ma united states number of locations 120 september 2015 1 area served united states key people william aubuchon iv president and ceo products home appliances handtools powertools electrical hardware plumbing lawn and garden paint automotive heating and cooling fasteners website www.hardwarestore.com aubuchon hardware is a hardware store chain in the northeastern united states consisting of 121 paint and hardware stores throughout vermont massachusetts new hampshire maine connecticut and upstate new york . history edit aubuchon hardware was founded in 1908 in fitchburg massachusetts . for many years the company did not publish its stores telephone numbers it was thought phone calls would distract salespeople from giving in store customers the best possible service . aubuchon is noteworthy for its aggressive search engine marketing which has led to heightened brand awareness as well as strong sales growth of its online operations . some of aubuchon s recent growth has come from buying out retiring hardware store owners and converting their independent stores to the aubuchon banner . they have also entered an exclusive partnership with benjamin moore paints which has led to surging sales of paint and sundries . references edit store locations . external links edit hardwarestore.com website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aubuchon hardware & oldid 737129088 categories companies based in worcester county massachusettseconomy of the northeastern united stateshardware stores of the united statesretail companies established in 19081908 establishments in massachusettshidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2013all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 august 2016 at 22 59 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view