Harbor Freight Tools to open new Alliance store on July 25, have grand opening Aug. 12
Harbor Freight Tools expects to open its new Alliance store on July 25.
The hardware retailer announced in May that it planned a second location in Stark County. Harbor Freight sells tools at low prices. The new store will be at 1400 E. State St. in College Plaza.
The other location is at 2901 Whipple Ave. NW in Jackson Township.
Craig Hoffman, the company's director of corporate communications, and Joe Mazzola, the city's director of planning and development, confirmed the timeline for Harbor Freight to open in Alliance.
In an email, Hoffman said the store will have a "soft opening" on July 25 to help employees get ready for the grand opening on Aug. 12.
"We're excited about this new location because it will be much more convenient for our customers in the Alliance community. Currently, they have to travel about 18 miles to our Canton store," Hoffman said.
Continuing, he said: "We've been looking to add a second location in Stark County, and specifically in Alliance, for a while now, but we always believe in waiting until we find a location that meets our needs and the needs of our customers."
The new store will be in the former Cafaro real estate office.
"We also chose to open in Alliance because we felt there was a wide pool of qualified applicants to join our team. We hire locally, and in addition to the construction workers we hired, we've brought an additional new 25-30 jobs to the Alliance community," Hoffman said.
Harbor Freight, headquartered in Calabasas, California, is privately held and has more than 1,400 stores nationwide. The Alliance store will mark the company's 61st location in Ohio. Other nearby stories include New Philadelphia, Boardman, Streetsboro and Cuyahoga Falls.
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP
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