The ACE Orlando Show is quickly approaching, and we know that ACE Hardware store owners are gearing up for this important industry event. We’ve all experienced walking away from a business event or tradeshow with a bag full of brochures and inspiration, but no actual strategy to improve the business. Unfortunately, there’s often a gap between cool ideas at a convention and executing real improvements on your sales floor. That’s why planning your route and meetings ahead of time ensures you don’t just wander aimlessly, but instead spend dedicated time with specialists who can solve your store’s specific layout and fixture challenges. Let the DisplayMax team turn that inspiration into concrete store improvements and increased income. We’ll be in booth 8149, ready to cover all the bases.
What Hardware Stores Need Now
With so much new technology, customers’ needs and expectations for hardware stores are evolving. This leads to fresh challenges for every store. Retailers need to present high amounts of inventory to satisfy each customer and sustain product density, while at the same time, maintaining visually appealing aisles and shelving. Stores need to eliminate dead corners and underutilized endcaps without creating a cluttered or overwhelming environment.
Updated design and upgraded fixtures can solve all of these challenges. The DisplayMax retail design experts can create modern, guided customer pathways that naturally encourage cross-category browsing (e.g., seamlessly linking tools to fasteners, or paint to preparation supplies).
Additionally, integrated store environments lend themselves to satisfied shoppers, because they can easily find what they are looking for. One key component of this pleasing store ecosystem is integrated lighting, either under-shelf or canopy fixtures. Integrated LED shelf strip lighting and illuminated headers highlight premium products, improve readability on complex product packaging, and draw shopper attention down the full vertical length of gondolas. Custom millwork and tailored counters also contribute to a holistic store experience and customer satisfaction. Guide your customers clearly through your store with clear, custom signage.
ACE Hardware store owners also need to consider their checkout counter area. Is this prime piece of store real estate up-to-date, visually appealing, and efficient? Does your checkout area support or limit modern retail realities? At DisplayMax, we’re prepared to transition your existing cash wrap into a fully modernized check-out center containing:
- Buy Online Pick Up In Store (BOPIS) staging,
- Rapid payment processing,
- Integrated return hubs, and
- high-margin impulse buy displays.
Ensure that your checkout area is efficient for employees, spurs impulse buys, and leaves customers content and wanting to return.
Full-Spectrum Capabilities
As a hardware store owner, you’re already juggling so many different responsibilities. Who has time to manage separate contractors, fixture suppliers, electricians, and millworkers?
DisplayMax eliminates this friction. When you partner with us, you’re not just getting workers capable of completing specific steps of the project process. We’re a whole team, able to support your vision from design to customer-ready. Starting with a FREE consultation at ACE Orlando, our team can plan, provide, install, and merchandise your retail project, from a store reset to major nationwide rollouts. From the first store layout to the final installation, we provide the products, services, and nationwide support needed to get the job done.
As a Lozier Certified Provider, we have fast and reliable access to a wide range of gondola shelves in a variety of colors and sizes. The importance of these foundational fixtures cannot be overstated. These premium, heavy-duty modular shelving systems are engineered for durability and flexible merchandising layouts that maximize sales floor density.
Pair durable, flexible gondola shelving with DisplayMax custom counters and millwork. Tailored checkout desks, service counters, and specialized architectural millwork designs enhance your brand image and streamline buyer interaction points. We’re also prepared to seamlessly integrate custom signage, electrical, and lighting into any store design.
Best of all, with DisplayMax, you get end-to-end project management covering: design, logistics, off-loading, assembly, and site cleanup with nationwide teams for seamless execution from freight truck to finished floor. Why coordinate multiple vendors when you can work with one team capable of covering multiple stages of your project?
| Project Parameter | Multi-Vendor Strategy | DisplayMax Single-Source Solution |
| Vendor Management | 4–6 contracts (Fixtures, Millwork, Electrician, Installers) | Single contract & dedicated project manager |
| Schedule Coordination | Store owner manually coordinates arrival sequences | Single project plan managed start-to-finish |
| Freight & Offloading | Uncoordinated truck deliveries; store staff offloads freight | Synchronized freight staging; install team offloads |
| Issue Resolution | Vendor finger-pointing over dimensional mismatches | Single-point accountability for fit and finish |
| Store Downtime | Prolonged execution window; higher revenue loss | Accelerated off-hours installation; minimal downtime |
Working with a single provider reduces labor strain on store managers, keeps project costs predictable, and accelerates your return to normal store operations.
Beat Show-Floor Chaos
ACE Orlando offers vibrant opportunities for networking, margin-building deals, vendor demonstrations, and tactical workshops. There are so many great options! Don’t let the hustle and bustle of the showroom floor and all the exciting new displays overwhelm you. Coming in with a plan and a schedule will help you accomplish your goals.
Get ahead of the game and schedule your FREE consultation with the DisplayMax design and install experts. You’ll save valuable time and make your show more profitable with an actionable plan moving forward. Our tailored strategy sessions will provide you with a clear understanding of the possibilities for your store and a path forward into a secure, refreshed, expanded sales floor.
Come to us with your store dimensions, remodel timelines, or rollout goals. We’re ready to design plans, help select fixtures, and give you a quote before you even leave the booth.
Claim Your Free Project Consultation
For our partners at ACE Orlando, we’re proud to offer complimentary project consultation for any retail initiative, including new stores, remodels, fixture packages, and rollouts. ACE store owners can also benefit from our 25% off Fall Show Discount through October 31, 2026! Get the ball rolling on your next store upgrade or improvement with DisplayMax!
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