Menards - wikipedia Menards This article is about the home improvement retailer. For other uses, see Pierre Menard ( disambiguation ). Menard Inc. Type Private company Industry Retail ( Home Improvement ) Founded 1960 ; 58 years ago ( 1960 ) Founder John Menard Jr. Headquarters Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. Number of locations 305 Key people John Menard Jr. ( President ) Products Building materials, tools, hardware, garden supplies, electrical supplies, ceiling fans, light fixtures, cabinets, home appliances, doors, windows, paint, wood stain, wallpaper, plumbing supplies, carpet, vinyl, linoleum, groceries, automotive Revenue $8.7 billion ( Dec 2015 ) Number of employees 45,000 Website Menards.com Menard Inc. is a chain of home improvement centers primarily in the Midwestern United States. The privately held company, headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has approximately 300 stores in 14 states : Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Kentucky. It is the third largest home improvement chain in the United States, behind The Home Depot and Lowe 's. Contents 1 Company history 2 Store structure 3 Advertising 3.1 Auto racing 4 Industry ranking 5 References 6 External links Company History In 1959, John Menard, Jr. began building post-frame buildings to finance his college education. By the end of 1959, Menard found it necessary to hire extra crews, and to purchase more equipment to keep up with demand. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin -- Eau Claire in 1962, Menard purchased land in Eau Claire and built an office and shop. The company was founded in 1960 and incorporated in 1962. In 2007, Menards opened their third and fourth distribution centers in Holiday City, Ohio, and Shelby, Iowa, which are 669,000 square feet ( 62,200 m ) and 735,000 square feet ( 68,300 m ), respectively. Store structure Exterior of the Menards store in Ankeny, Iowa. An example of the older exterior. In 2007, the 240,000 sq ft ( 22,000 m ) and larger Menards stores began selling groceries. Advertising Menards publishes weekly print ads and broadcasts TV and radio ads. Radio and TV ads are sometimes accompanied with banjo music played by Gary Shaw of Wisconsin. Ray Szmanda was the `` Menards Guy '' who used the slogan `` Save big money at Menards '' regularly on television advertisements from 1976 to 1998, and occasionally since 1999. During the Christmas and holiday season, radio and television ads typically feature an alternate jingle `` Warm season 's greetings to you all from Menards ! '' sung by a chorus. Auto Racing Menards has supported several racing drivers, including Paul Menard, John Menard 's son ; Robby Gordon ; P.J. Jones ; Brandon Jones ; Matt Crafton ; Simon Pagenaud, and Ryan Blaney. Menards has begun sponsoring Team Penske as of 2016. Menards has also become the title sponsor of races in the Xfinity Series and ARCA Racing Series. Industry ranking Menards store in West Lafayette, Indiana In 2016, Menard, Inc., was ranked 37th on Forbes ' list of `` America 's Largest Private Companies '', with an estimated revenue of USD $8.7 billion. In that same year, Menard was ranked 45th on the National Retail Federation 's list of `` 100 Top Retailers ''. References ^ Jump up to : `` Menard on the Forbes America 's Largest Private Companies List ''. Forbes. Retrieved 13 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Bloomberg Billionaires Index - John Menard Jr ''. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` About Us at Menards ''. Retrieved May 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Carlyle, Erin ( Dec 16, 2013 ). `` Meet The Best Hardware Store In the Nation, And The Midwestern Billionaire Who Built It : John Menard Jr ''. Forbes. Retrieved May 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Menards is building centers in Iowa, Ohio instead of Eau Claire ''. La Crosse Tribune. Jump up ^ Doris Hajewski ( April 13, 2007 ). `` Got milk at Menards ? ''. Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 07. Jump up ^ `` THE MARKETING 100 : MENARDS : JOHN MENARD ''. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Ditties for the decades ''. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 21, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Seasoned Menards guy is hard to wear out ''. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. July 7, 2002. Archived from the original on September 4, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Kangas, Chaz ( December 17, 2014 ). `` The `` Save Big Money at Menards '' Jingle : A History ``. City Pages. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Paul Menard - Richard Childress Racing ''. Richard Childress Racing. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sponsor Search Page ''. Racing Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Menards to Continue Partnership with RCR XFINITY Programs - Richard Childress Racing ''. Richard Childress Racing. January 22, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Crafton, Menards extend ThorSport partnership ''. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Menards doubles sponsorship deal with Penske, Pagenaud for 2017 ''. IndyCar.com. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ DiZinno, Tony. `` Menards to continue IndyCar sponsorship with Team Penske ''. NBC Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` XFINITY Series race results for Menards 250 at Michigan ''. FOX Sports. June 11, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NASCAR 's Matt Crafton Enters May 15 Menards 200 ''. ARCA Racing. Retrieved March 14, 2017. Jump up ^ schickg@nrf.com ( 2016 - 06 - 30 ). `` STORES Top Retailers 2016 ''. National Retail Federation. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 14. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Menards. Wisconsin portal Companies portal Official website Menard Inc. website Menards Real Estate Menards Racing Team Menard After 2 years of talks, work begins at Menards complex - Toledo Blade article Menards People Charlie Menard John Menard Jr. Paul Menard Ray Szmanda Racing Team Team Menard Richard Childress Racing Personnel Richard Childress Mike Dillon Dave Marcis Chocolate Myers Danny Efland Jason Jarrett Drivers Monster Energy Cup Series ( 3 ) Austin Dillon ( 31 ) Ryan Newman Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Matt Tifft ( 3 ) Austin Dillon / Ty Dillon / Shane Lee / Brendan Gaughan ( 21 ) Daniel Hemric Crew chiefs Monster Energy Cup Series ( 3 ) Gil Martin / Slugger Labbe ( 27 ) Justin Alexander ( 31 ) Luke Lambert / Todd Parrott Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Mike Hillman Jr. ( 3 ) Danny Stockman Jr. / Nick Harrison ( 33 ) Nick Harrison / Danny Stockman Jr. ( 62 ) Shane Wilson Past drivers A.J. Allmendinger Dave Blaney Clint Bowyer Jeff Burton Richard Childress Cale Conley Joey Coulter Matt Crafton Mike Dillon Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tim George Jr. Jeff Green Robby Gordon Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. Brandon Jones Ben Kennedy Scott Lagasse Jr. Stephen Leicht Michael McDowell Casey Mears Paul Menard Brandon Miller Steve Park Jeff Purvis Ricky Rudd Elliott Sadler Jay Sauter Johnny Sauter Brian Scott Kirk Shelmerdine Morgan Shepherd Mike Skinner Regan Smith Scott Wimmer Partnerships and affiliations Circle Sport -- The Motorsports Group Germain Racing GMS Racing Jeremy Clements Racing JTG Daugherty Racing Leavine Family Racing Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Menards&oldid=822634134 '' Categories : Hardware stores of the United States Home improvement retailers of the United States Companies based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin American companies established in 1960 Retail companies established in 1960 1960 establishments in Wisconsin Economy of the Midwestern United States Privately held companies based in Wisconsin Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Português Edit links This page was last edited on 27 January 2018, at 15 : 57. 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Question: how many menards stores are there in the united states
Answer: approximately 300