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South Lake Ace Hardware will host a grand opening all weekend with grill demos and giveaways for customers.

America's most celebrated "helpful place" is observing the grand opening of a location in Clermont, Florida, this weekend. South Lake Ace Hardware is located at 4425 S. Highway 27. The store features the company's unique blend of personal, knowledgeable, and helpful service paired with quality home maintenance expertise and products for Clermont residents.

"Come celebrate the Grand Opening of our newest location in Clermont – South Lake Ace Hardware Ace Hardware!" store officials said in a Facebook post.

Customers can enter a raffle to win a Paint A Room makeover Box Room Makeover Box (containing a $100 gift card, paintbrush, paint tool, booklet, and Ben Moore swag) on Saturday. They can also enjoy a grilling demo between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Exclusive offers that will be honored in-store include $5 off a purchase of $25 on Friday, a free five-gallon bucket for the first 200 customers with an extra 20% off everything that fits in it on Saturday, and 50% off one regular-priced item under $50 on Sunday. 

South Lake Ace Hardware is designed to reflect the needs of the local community. The store offers products and services that customers have come to expect from a full-service Ace store. This includes solutions to everyday home maintenance needs as well as an extensive array of high-quality products in a variety of categories including paint, lawn and garden, tools, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, and outdoor living. 

South Lake Ace Hardware also focuses on providing expert specialty services in paint color matching, screen repair, propane exchange, glass cutting, key cutting, acrylic sheet cutting, sharpening of blades, live bait, knife sharpening, grill maintenance and repair, STIHL power equipment repair, delivery, assembly, and more. 

The store is packed with thousands of essential products and supplies, including some of the most respected brand names and best-selling items to help people take care of their homes. Niche products are offered from brands such as STIHL, Big Green Egg, Traeger, Weber, Benjamin Moore, Milwaukee, YETI, Costa Eyewear, Polywood, and many more. 

For more information, visit South Lake Ace Hardware's Facebook page or website.

South Lake Ace Hardware's hours of operation vary by location. The stores are generally open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

South Lake Ace Hardware is part of the Toole's Ace Hardware chain, which has twelve locations in central Florida.

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, with more than 5,600 locally-owned and -operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; Colon, Panama; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

Ace has been a part of local communities around the world since 1924 and is known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.