Sunday, February 16th, 2025

Home Hardware is now open.

The store opened its doors Monday after a six-month closure.

It is now under the ownership of Ross Lotto.

He said taking ownership of the store has been a long process and he was officially approved as a dealer in September.

Lotto worked for 12 years at Home Depot in Barrie and then in Collingwood when the store opened there. He started as a sales associate and then moved into a supervisor’s role.

He said he has a background in building maintenance and used to own a general appliance repair service in the village, Ross Appliance Service, from 1995 to 2001.

“I’ve always been interested in hardware, since I was a child when my grandfather owned hardware stores in Toronto,” said Lotto.

He said he has been coming to the Creemore store since he was a child, when it was owned by John Harper.

At this time, Lotto has two full-time employees and one part timer. People will recognize Jeff Lamondin and Jen Lyons. Marion Dyce, who worked with Lotto at Home Depot, has also joined the staff.

“We are looking at improving the selection of stock,” said Lotto.

He said the store will be carrying a new line of Moen faucets and Home Hardware is also promoting a fairly new service that allows people to order products online and pick them up at the Creemore store.

The store is open Mondays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and closed Sundays.

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