Valu Home Centers Explained

Valu Home Centers is a privately owned regional home improvement and household hardware chain based in Buffalo, New York; established in 1968.^[1] They have 31 stores located in New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.^[2] Their first store was located on Clinton Street and South Rossler Avenue in Cheektowaga,^[3] which is where they are currently headquartered.^[4] They sell such things as plumbing, flooring, electrical and lawn and garden goods.^[5] Since 2000, Valu Home Centers has raised over $373,000 for their "Make A Change" program benefitting Kids Escaping Drugs. The company also raised $3,716,795 for Habitat for Humanity.^[6] According to Indeed.com, they employ nearly 900 associates and have revenue over $100 million,^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us - Valu Home Centers | for the do-it-yourselfer in you.
2. Web site: VALU HOME CENTERS HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED! . www.valuhomecenters.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000604084644/http://www.valuhomecenters.com/about.asp . 2000-06-04.
3. Web site: Moneywatch: Financial news, world finance and market news, your money, product recalls updated daily from CBS News.
4. Web site: Valu Home Centers, Inc. · Buffalo, NY United States. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607032831/www.hoovers.com/company/Valu_Home_Centers_Inc/rfjxrtshr-1.html. 2011-06-07.
5. Web site: Valu Home Centers Inc - Company Profile and News. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928113129/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4303134. dead. September 28, 2012.
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7. Web site: Valu Home Centers Careers and Employment.