ACE Hardware, one of the leading hardware stores in the United States, opened its first franchise in the Philippines at SM Southmall, Las Piñas, Metro Manila in 1997. Since then it has had one purpose: to bring to the Philippine market the ultimate one-stop-shop for the latest solutions for home improvement. Since its inception in 1997, ACE Hardware has grown to become one of the country’s leading home hardware chain with 199 ACE Hardware branches nationwide and has now expanded with three ACE Builders Centers and still growing. ACE Hardware is an affiliate of the SM Group of Companies.