The company is looking to sell its flagship store on Maple Avenue and move to a smaller location in Dallas, The Morning News reports. The flagship store is an Oak Lawn institution, but personally I’ve been avoiding it ever since they invited George W. Bush to be a greeter. The DMN reports:
Known for its customer service and supply of specialty items such as hard to find screws and bolts, Elliott’s continues to operate up against the big boxes that invaded its neighborhood. It’s part of a hardware store buying co-op that allows it to have competitive prices.
Still, Home Depot and Lowe’s have cut into their business, Ted Eyck acknowledged. Home Depot moved into the Love Field area on Lemmon Avenue in 1997, and Lowe’s opened across from Home Depot in 2007. Both are just a mile and a half away from Elliott’s.
Elliott’s was founded in 1947 and moved to its current location at 4901 Maple in 1984 from its original location a few blocks away at 5308 Maple.
I shopped there for years, loved their customer service, but not their prices.
They did seem a bit right-wing, not surprised about the Bush invite.
I am devestated! Elliott’s is the best hardware store in the city and without them I won’t know where to go for hard to find stuff. I hope their Plano store is going to stay around.
Everybody rants on about how great that place is, but whenever I’ve gone in there, I get that sneering look from the staff, dismissive responses when I finally find one of those oh so knowledgable employees who never have what I need. I then head on over to Home Depot and/or Lowes, and voila, just what I was looking for, and for less money.
If you’re a pretentious bubble dweller who needs to be seen by your neighbors overpaying for commodity products, have a ball.
I was in Elliot’s a few weeks ago and the store was sparsely stocked, and had fewer staff than usual. I just figured they were moving stock around and changing the layout. I prefer to shop at Lowes’
Oh Well, I guess this means ACE hardware on Marsh/Lemon will be getting more business following this announcement.. Yes boyz, there *is* another hardware store with good prices and Garden supplies that are even cheaper than Homo-Desperate and Not-So Lowes.