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{{Short description|American home improvement chain in the Midwestern United States}}
{{About|the home improvement retailer|other uses|Menard (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Menards
| logo = Menards Stripe Logo.svg
| logo_size =
| logo_caption =
| logo_alt = The word "Menards" in black-outlined white text, with a curved orange underline beneath it
| image = Menards store in Onalaska.jpg
| image_caption = A Menards store in [[Onalaska, Wisconsin]]
| image_alt = A flyover view of a Menards home improvement store
| image_size = 270px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1960}}
| location = [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], [[Wisconsin]], US
| founder = [[John Menard Jr.]]
| key_people = [[John Menard Jr.]] <small>(president)</small> <br> [[Paul Menard]]<small> (member board of directors)</small>
| industry = [[Retail]] ([[home improvement]])
| num_employees = 45,000
| num_employees_year = 2020
| num_locations = 341 stores and 4 distribution centers (as of October 2024)
| revenue = {{increase}} [[US$]]13 billion (2022)
| products = [[Building material]]s, [[tool]]s, [[household hardware|hardware]], [[gardening|garden supplies]], [[electrical wiring|electrical supplies]], [[ceiling fan]]s, [[light fixture]]s, [[cabinet (furniture)|cabinets]], [[home appliance]]s, [[door]]s, [[window]]s, [[paint]], [[wood stain]], [[wallpaper]], [[plumbing|plumbing supplies]], [[toilet]]s, [[carpet]], [[Vinyl composition tile|vinyl]], [[linoleum]], [[groceries]], [[pet food]], [[automotive]], [[propane]]
| owner = Menard, Inc.
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.menards.com/}}
}}
'''Menard, Inc.''', doing business as '''Menards''', ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|n|ɑːr|d|z}} {{respell|mə|NARDZ}}) is an American [[Big-box store|big-box]] [[home improvement]] retail chain headquartered in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire]], [[Wisconsin]]. It is the third-largest home improvement retailer in the United States (behind [[Lowe's]] and [[Home Depot]]), with 351 stores in 15 U.S. states, primarily in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Menards |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/menard/?sh=2656ee4e5c30 |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> The chain is privately owned by founder [[John Menard Jr.]]
==Company history==
In 1958, [[John Menard Jr.]] began building post-frame buildings to finance his college education. By the end of 1959, he found it necessary to hire extra crews, and to purchase more pieces of equipment to keep up with demand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/john-r-menard/|title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index - John Menard Jr|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> After graduating from the Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire (now [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]) in 1962, Menard purchased land in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and built an office and shop.  The company was founded in 1960{{Hair space}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.menards.com/main/footer/about-menards/about-us/c-3582.htm|title=About Us at Menards|access-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> and incorporated in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|work=Forbes|title=Meet The Best Hardware Store In the Nation, And The Midwestern Billionaire Who Built It: John Menard Jr.|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2013/11/27/meet-the-best-hardware-store-in-the-nation-and-the-midwestern-billionaire-who-built-it-john-menard-jr/|author=Carlyle, Erin|date=December 16, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> The first Menards hardware store opened in 1964. By opening a truss plant in the late 1960s, Menards grew to produce more substantial building materials on-site. The truss plant evolved into the Menard Building Division, which produced steel siding and roofing, interior and exterior doors, decking and treated lumber, and other materials. Between the 1970s and 1980s Menards began opening locations in [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[North Dakota]] and [[South Dakota]]. The company expanded into [[Nebraska]] in 1990, [[Illinois]] in 1991 and [[Indiana]] and [[Michigan]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/menard-inc-history/|title=History of Menards|publisher=Funding Universe}}</ref> Menards sold the Menard Building Division in 1994, racking up 36 years in the pole building industry.
[[File:Menards® Madison East - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|left|Menards of East [[Madison, Wisconsin]], pictured in 2012 (closed and relocated to [[Sun Prairie, Wisconsin|Sun Prairie]] in 2018)<ref>{{cite web |last1=NBC15 Staff |title=Menards opens new store in Sun Prairie |url=https://www.wmtv15news.com/content/news/Menards-opening-new-store-in-Sun-Prairie-487708811.html |website=WMTV |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>]]
Menards was founded as '''Menard Cashway Lumber'''. In the mid-1980s, the "Cashway Lumber" name was dropped and the business became simply known to this day as Menards. In 2000, the company opened its 150th store. During the early and mid 2000s, Menards expanded into [[Ohio]].
In 2007, Menards opened its third and fourth distribution centers in [[Holiday City, Ohio|Holiday City]], Ohio, and [[Shelby, Iowa|Shelby]], Iowa, which are {{convert|669000|sqft|m2}} and {{convert|735000|sqft|m2}}, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lacrossetribune.com/news/menards-is-building-centers-in-iowa-ohio-instead-of-eau/article_a69a4284-b00c-56b7-8b20-dada7e6cf8ce.html|title=Menards is building centers in Iowa, Ohio instead of Eau Claire|date=9 October 2006 |publisher= [[La Crosse Tribune]]}}</ref> In 2008, the company expanded into [[Missouri]]. In 2009, Menards opened its first [[Wyoming]] location in [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper.]] Then it was followed by another location in [[Gillette, Wyoming|Gillette]] and one more in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]]. In 2011, the company expanded into [[Kansas]]. In 2012, Menards opened its first [[Kentucky]] location in [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]]. Six more locations opened in Kentucky; one in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], another in [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]], another in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]], another in [[Florence, Kentucky|Florence]], another in [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]], and the last one in [[Richmond, Kentucky|Richmond]].
In 2020, Menards expanded into [[West Virginia]], opening four locations in that state: one in [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]], another in [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]], another in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/home-improvement-store-menards-opens-morgantown-west-virginia-location-207-000-square-feet/article_738357dc-fd9b-5a4f-94c6-c2c3d8d9c168.html|title=Home improvement store Menards opens Morgantown (West Virginia) location; 207,000 square feet|last=Slater|first=Chris|date=February 22, 2021|accessdate=October 16, 2022}}</ref> and the last one in [[Bridgeport, West Virginia|Bridgeport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/menards-bridgeport-west-virginia-build-shows-signs-of-life/|last=Williams|first=Aaron|title=Menards Bridgeport, West Virginia build shows signs of life|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> There will be a fifth Menards in West Virginia in [[Parkersburg, West Virginia|Parkersburg]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2020/05/menards-shows-signs-of-life-in-parkersburg/|last=Dunlap|first=Brett|title=Menards shows signs of life in Parkersburg|date=May 23, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://emersoncommons.com|title=Emerson Commons|publisher=Emerson Commons}}</ref> followed by a sixth location in [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]].
A fifth manufacturing and distribution center in [[Ravenna, Ohio]] began construction in Spring 2022 after a two-year-long delay.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Diane|title=Major investment planned in Ravenna in 2022|url=https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2022/01/04/millions-worth-investment-coming-ravenna-2022/9056413002/|access-date=July 28, 2022|website=Record-Courier}}</ref> The distribution center in Ravenna will supplement the chain's expansion into [[Northeast Ohio]] and [[Western Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Diane|title=Ravenna planners OK Menards' $52 million project|url=https://www.record-courier.com/story/news/2020/07/08/ravenna-planners-ok-menards-52-million-project/112740028/|access-date=July 28, 2022|newspaper=Record-Courier}}</ref> Menards announced in 2022 that it would open its first [[Pennsylvania]] location in [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]]. A second Menards in [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]] has been delayed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldstandard.com/new-today/more-details-emerge-about-menards-coming-to-fayette-county/article_5c60d620-dafe-11e9-af27-13b269a40ff3.html|last=Tony|first=Mike|title=More details emerge about Menards coming to Fayette County|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>
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==Groceries==
[[File:Menard's Grocery.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Grocery section of Menards store in [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]], Michigan]]
In 2007, the {{convert|240000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and larger Menards stores began selling [[groceries]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/29360829.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626080918/http://www.jsonline.com/business/29360829.html|archive-date=June 26, 2012 |title=Got milk at Menards? |first=Doris |last=Hajewski |newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=April 13, 2007|access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref> At such locations, shoppers are able to purchase items such as frozen [[pizza]], [[milk]], [[Egg as food|eggs]], common snacks, and a variety of canned items. In addition, these Menards locations carry items such as office supplies, pet supplies, and mattresses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20070811/ISSUE01/100028256/menards-for-nails-tools-groceries|title=Menards for nails, tools, groceries?|work=Crain's Chicago Business|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref>
==Advertising==
Menards publishes weekly print ads and broadcasts TV and radio ads.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://adage.com/article/news/marketing-100-menards-john-menard/67740/|title=The Marketing 100: Menards: John Menard |access-date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> Radio and TV ads are usually accompanied by [[banjo music]] (resembling that of [[bluegrass music]]) played by Gary Shaw of Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ditties for the decades|url=http://www.jsonline.com/business/29194269.html|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728094120/http://www.jsonline.com/business/29194269.html|archive-date=July 28, 2012|access-date=April 21, 2014}}</ref> [[Ray Szmanda]] was the "Menards Guy" who used the slogan "Save big money at Menards" regularly on television [[advertisement]]s from 1976 to 1998, and occasionally from 1999 until his death in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seasoned Menards guy is hard to wear out|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul02/57238.asp|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020904113037/http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul02/57238.asp|archive-date=September 4, 2002|date=July 7, 2002}}</ref> Before his return in 1999, Kim Larsen took over his position in his absence. During the [[Christmas and holiday season]], radio and television ads typically feature an alternative [[jingle]] "Warm season's greetings to you all from Menards!" sung by a female chorus beginning in 1986. The same year, the "Helping You Build America’s Heartland" jingle was made.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kangas|first=Chaz|title=The "Save Big Money at Menards" Jingle: A History|url=http://www.citypages.com/music/the-save-big-money-at-menards-jingle-a-history-6651855|website=City Pages|access-date=December 13, 2017|date=December 17, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213084339/http://www.citypages.com/music/the-save-big-money-at-menards-jingle-a-history-6651855|archivedate=December 13, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Warren Lada, WLXR radio in LaCrosse, wrote the lyrics to the "Save Big Money" jingle in the early 1970s.
[[Spanish language]] commercials (whose music contains a mixture of [[mariachi]] and banjo sounds) end with "¡Ganar mucho dinero en Menards!"{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
===Auto racing===
[[File:Menards display ARCA 2018 Madison.jpg|thumb|left|Menards NASCAR display]]
[[File:Simon pagenaud (47966335213).jpg|thumb|Menards sponsoring [[Simon Pagenaud]] in IndyCar, 2019]]
John Menard got involved in Indycar racing in the early 1980s working with his neighbor, driver Herm Johnson. Menard eventually owned cars, primarily focusing on the Indianapolis 500 often using stock block Buick V6 engines.  When Buick left the sport, Menard bought the engine tooling from Buick and began producing the engines under the Menard V6 name.  Driver Scott Brayton won two consecutive Indy 500 poles for Menard, but was killed in a practice crash before the 1996 500. Tony Stewart got his first Indy 500 starts for Menard, and in 1992 Al Unser Sr. scored the highest Indy 500 finish for the team (3rd) and the highest ever 500 finish for the Buick/Menard V6 engine.
Menards has supported several racing drivers, including [[Paul Menard]] (John Menard's son) who won his only NASCAR Cup race in the 2011 Brickyard 400 in a Menards sponsored Richard Childress Chevrolet. ;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcrracing.com/drivers/paul-menard-cup/|title=Paul Menard - Richard Childress Racing|work=Richard Childress Racing|access-date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001935/http://www.rcrracing.com/drivers/paul-menard-cup/|archive-date=March 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Robby Gordon]]; [[P. J. Jones]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/spsearch|title=Sponsor Search Page|website=Racing Reference|access-date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> [[Brandon Jones (racing driver)|Brandon Jones]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rcrracing.com/news-media/uncategorized/2016/01/22/menards-continue-partnership-with-rcr-xfinity-programs/|last=Saunders|first=Chelsea|title=Menards to Continue Partnership with RCR XFINITY Programs - Richard Childress Racing|date=January 22, 2016|work=Richard Childress Racing|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> [[Matt Crafton]];<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/2/12/menards-extends-sponsorship-matt-crafton-thorsport-camping-world-truck-champion.html|title=Crafton, Menards extend ThorSport partnership|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217053435/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/2/12/menards-extends-sponsorship-matt-crafton-thorsport-camping-world-truck-champion.html|archive-date=February 17, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> [[Simon Pagenaud]], [[Ryan Blaney]] and [[Matt DiBenedetto]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/09/09-17-Penske-Menards-announcement|title=Menards doubles sponsorship deal with Penske, Pagenaud for 2017|work=IndyCar.com|access-date=March 14, 2017}}</ref> Menards began sponsoring [[Team Penske]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|title=Menards to continue IndyCar sponsorship with Team Penske|date=30 August 2017 |url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/08/30/menards-to-continue-indycar-sponsorship-with-team-penske/|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> Menards has also become the title sponsor of races in the [[Xfinity Series]]{{Hairspace}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/xfinity-series-race-results-for-menards-250-at-michigan|title=XFINITY Series race results for Menards 250 at Michigan|publisher=[[Fox News]]|last=Menzer|first=Joe|date=June 11, 2016|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> and as the entitlement sponsor for the<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2011456-arca-and-menards-announce-partnership-expansion|title=ARCA and Menards Announce Partnership Expansion|work=ARCA Racing|access-date=April 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420174418/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/2011456-arca-and-menards-announce-partnership-expansion|archive-date=2019-04-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[ARCA Racing Series]].<ref>{{cite web|date=August 29, 2017|title=NASCAR's Matt Crafton Enters May 15 Menards 200 - ARCA Racing|url=https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1969148-nascar-s-matt-crafton-enters-may-15-menards-200|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829041509/https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/1969148-nascar-s-matt-crafton-enters-may-15-menards-200|archive-date=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
In 2023, the Menards and Matt Crafton sponsorship partnership surpassed STP and Richard Petty as NASCAR's longest-tenured driver/sponsorship relationship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-truck-series-news/75161-matt-crafton-and-menards-mark-a-historic-20-year-partnership | title=Matt Crafton and Menards Mark a Historic 20-Year Partnership | date=8 February 2023 }}</ref>
== Industry rankings ==
In 2021, Menards ranked 26th on ''[[Forbes]]''’ list of "America's Largest Private Companies", with an estimated revenue of US$11.8 billion.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/companies/menard/ Profile: Menards]. ''Forbes''.</ref> In 2022, Menards ranked 34th on the [[National Retail Federation]]'s list of "100 Top Retailers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2022-list|title=Top 100 Retailers 2022 List|date=2022|author=National Retail Federation|access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, Menards ranked second in a [[J.D. Power]] survey in customer satisfaction among home improvement retail stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2022-us-home-improvement-retailer-satisfaction-study|title=Home Improvement Retailers Fight Inflation with Stand-Out Customer Service, J.D. Power Finds |date=May 18, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=J.D. Power}}</ref> Subsequently in J.D. Power's 2024 survey, Menards ranked first, with the highest customer satisfaction of national home improvement retail stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2024-us-home-improvement-retailer-satisfaction-study|title=Higher Customer Trust with Home Improvement Retailers Means Higher Share of Wallet, J.D. Power Finds|date=May 15, 2024|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=J.D. Power}}</ref>
In 2022, Menards ranked 28th  on Forbes' list of "America's Largest Private Companies" with an estimated revenue of US$ 13 billion. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Menards {{!}} Company Overview & News |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/menard/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
== Controversies ==
According to '' [[Milwaukee Magazine]]'' in 2007, Menards was cited with more regulatory violations involving air/water pollution and [[hazardous waste]] disposal than any other company in Wisconsin. It also alleges that the company is strongly anti-union, to the point that it will not hire anyone who has ever worked in a [[union shop]], even if they did so while in their teen years.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Van de Kamp Nohl|first=Mary|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/bigmoney-john-menard/|title=Big Money|date=April 30, 2007 |work=Milwaukee Magazine|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Michigan's Attorney General [[Dana Nessel]] sent Menards a [[Cease and desist|cease and desist letter]] citing 18 complaints from consumers in regards to [[price gouging]] on products such as face masks and bleach. "Big box stores are not immune to the Michigan Consumer Protection Act or the Governor's Executive Order", Nessel said. "Large corporations must also play by the rules, and my office will work diligently to ensure this state's consumers are treated fairly and not abused by businesses seeking to unlawfully jack prices up to line their pockets with profits at the expense of the public during this time of great need."  Nessel said that Menards would have 10 days to respond to the letter, or she would potentially take legal action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-ag-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-menards-over-price-gouging|title=Michigan AG sends cease and desist letter to Menards over price gouging|date=March 17, 2020 |website=FOX 2 Detroit|language=en-US|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/03/michigan-attorney-general-accuses-menards-of-coronavirus-price-gouging-calls-price-hikes-on-bleach-face-masks-unconscionable.html|title=Michigan Attorney General accuses Menards of coronavirus price gouging, calls price hikes on bleach, face masks 'unconscionable'|last=Gibbons|first=Lauren|date=March 17, 2020 |website=MLive.com|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2020}}</ref>
During the early stages of the pandemic, Menards instituted a policy that prohibited children under age 16 and non-[[service animal]]s in stores, to the frustration of single parents who do not have other childcare options.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2020 |title=Single parents "frustrated" by new Menards policy not allowing children under 16 inside the store |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/single-parents-frustrated-new-menards-policy-not-allowing-children-under-16-inside-store/530-af40ebc3-a7af-42da-a512-e09f5a5740e1 |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=10tv.com }}</ref> The policy for children was later relaxed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.menards.com/main/menards-updates/c-4364363665328695.htm|title=Menards Updates at Menards|website=Menards|language=en-US|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref>
==Gallery==
[[File:Menards Headquarters.jpg|thumb|center|Menards Headquarters <br> [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]]]
==References==
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==External links==
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