| Menards |
 | | Type | Private company | | Founded | 1962 Eau Claire, WI | | Headquarters | Eau Claire, WI | | Key people | John Menard, Jr., President,
Charlie Menard, Chief Operating Officer,
Larry Menard, Operations Manager | | Industry | Retail (Home Improvement) | | Products | Home improvement products such as building materials, tools, hardware, garden supplies, electrical supplies, ceiling fans, light fixtures, cabinets, appliances, doors, windows, paint, wood stain, wallpaper, plumbing supplies, carpet, vinyl and linoleum | | Revenue | $5.5 billion (estimated) | | Employees | 45,000 | | Website | Menards Corporate Site
Menards eCommerce Site | Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Eau Claire is a city located in Wisconsin. ...
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Lawrence Charlie Menard Lawrence Charlie Menard (born 1973) is Chief Operating Officer of the Menards home improvement store chain. ...
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The privately held chain was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. As of January 2006, the chain has 205 stores in 11 states: (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
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Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area Ranked 26th - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²) - Width 310 miles (500 km) - Length 199 miles (320 km) - % water 0. ...
Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ...
Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area Ranked 12th - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 400 miles (645 km) - % water 8. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Largest metro area St Louis Metro[1] Area Ranked 21st - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²) - Width 240 miles (385 km) - Length 300 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area Ranked 16th - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 0. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area Ranked 19th - Total 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 340 miles (545 km) - % water 2. ...
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While the privately held company does not release sales figures, it is believed to be the third largest home center chain in the United States behind The Home Depot and Lowe's. The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a big-box home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement and construction. ...
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Company history
In 1959, John Menard, Jr. began building post-frame buildings to finance his college education. By 1959, Menard found it necessary to hire extra crews, and to purchase more equipment to keep up with demand. After graduating from college in 1962, Menard purchased land in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and built an office and shop. Menards was founded at this time. John Menard, Jr. ...
When post-frame building customers often inquired about the possibility of purchasing lumber and other products, Menard opened the first Menards Cashway Lumber. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 444 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 1000 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Chauncey Village area of West Lafayette West Lafayette (IPA: ) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, 65 miles (105km) northwest of Indianapolis. ...
In 1969, Menard began adding manufacturing plants on the Eau Claire site, including trusses, treated lumber, boards, pre-hung doors, steel and nails. A distribution center was also added.
Menards headquarters in Eau Claire was seriously damaged by a windstorm on July 15, 1980. The Western Wisconsin Derecho was a severe weather system that occurred through several counties of Western Wisconsin on July 15, 1980. ...
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In 1994, Menards sold the post-frame building division.
In 1998, another distribution center was opened in Plano, Illinois. Plano is a city in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. ...
In 2005, Menards opened Menards Online Collections, an eCommerce website.
In 2007, two more distribution center wer opened in Ohio & Iowa.
Industry ranking Based on sales, Menards is the third-largest home improvement chain in the United States behind Home Depot and Lowe's. In 2006, Menard Inc. ranked 24thon Forbes' list of "America's Largest Private Companies." The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ...
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Advertising For many years, Menards' television commercials featured free-lance announcer Ray Szmanda, who became a cult figure as "the Menards Guy." In the late '90s, a young, hands-on woman temporarily took the role in Szmanda's absence. Recent commercials, however, feature a voice-over in his place; although, a cartoon version of "the Menards Guy" still appears in Menards' print ads and on some in-store signage. The commercials end with the well-known jingle, "Save big money at Menards." (During the Christmas shopping season the jingle changes to "Warm season's greetings to you all from Menards.") The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
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Raymond Jack Szmanda, Sr. ...
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Menards commercials are also accompanied with banjo music played by Gary Shaw of Wisconsin. In reference to creating the musical piece, Shaw said, "I just started playing on it and they said, 'That's perfect; that's exactly what we need.' Took me a half an hour. I got $50 for a one-time fee, and I've had to listen to that commercial every day for 20 years." For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) A modern 5-string banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ...
Store Structure Every Menards store shares a common team structure. The store is primarily divided by departments: Building Materials, Hardware, Electrical, Millwork, Wall Coverings, Plumbing, Floor Coverings, and Cabinets and Appliances. Other areas of the store team include the Front End (cashiers, office functions, etcetera) and the Receiving crew (responsible for the outside yard, shipments between the store and the distributions centers, and other delivery and merchandise logistics). In a typical store, every department contains a manager, two assistant managers, and a varying number of sales floor team members depending upon the volume of guests typical at that store. Depending on store volume, some departments are combined and/or have only one assistant manager. Image File history File links Exterior of the Menards store in Ankeny, Iowa, taken by User:Iowahwyman in March 2005. ...
Image File history File links Exterior of the Menards store in Ankeny, Iowa, taken by User:Iowahwyman in March 2005. ...
Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated February 27, 1903 Government - Mayor Steven D. Van Oort Area - City 16. ...
Recently all of the Menards stores began selling groceries. Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ...
Racing interests Founder John Menard, Jr. is also active in auto racing, having started Team Menard. Menards also sponsors drivers in many leagues, but has had its best success affiliated with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., since associating with Earnhardt in 2004. Since the affiliation with DEI, most of Earnhardt's Busch Series wins have been in Menards-liveried cars. Racing cars redirects here. ...
Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. ...
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In addition, a go-kart race track is located on the corporate campus. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ...
Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Busch Series. ...
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Lawrence Charlie Menard Lawrence Charlie Menard (born 1973) is Chief Operating Officer of the Menards home improvement store chain. ...
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Family-run business John Menard Jr.'s brother Larry serves as Menards Operations Manager. Larry's son Charlie (actually named Larry as well, born circa 1973) is the COO. Lawrence Charlie Menard Lawrence Charlie Menard (born 1973) is Chief Operating Officer of the Menards home improvement store chain. ...
Sources - Company history from Menard Team Member Handbook.
- Gary Shaw quote from an 10/15/06 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by Rick Romell.
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