{"id":585,"date":"2026-05-27T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=585"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:41:02","slug":"grand-opening-set-for-hardware-store-at-growing-shopping-center-near-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=585","title":{"rendered":"Grand opening set for hardware store at growing shopping center near Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A well-known hardware store brand will soon open at a new, growing shopping development not far from northeast Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=583\">Crash in Lexington leaves one driver dead, South Carolina cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bowers Ace Hardware will have a grand opening from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 13 at 118 Spears Creek Church Road in Elgin. It is part of the new Pontiac Towne Center shopping complex that is anchored by a Food Lion supermarket.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new Elgin Bowers Ace will include a 12,000-square-foot freestanding store and a 4,000-square foot garden center, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal has always been simple \u2014 take care of the customer better than anyone else,\u201d Bowers Ace Hardware President Claude Bowers said in the release. \u201cFrom knowledgeable associates on the floor to dependable product availability and delivery, everything we do is centered around service. We\u2019re excited to bring that approach to the Elgin community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There will be grill giveaways and specials as part of the June 13 grand opening in Elgin, the Ace release said. The store will have some soft opening days in early June, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=582\">\u2018You\u2019re a fraud, too.\u2019 Gloves come off in SC GOP governor\u2019s debate. 5 takeaways<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>This will be the fifth Bowers Ace Hardware store in South Carolina, per the release, following spots on State Street in Cayce, N. Beltline Boulevard in Columbia, Augusta Highway in Lexington and on Kerrison Parkway on Johns Island. A sixth location is anticipated later this year in Irmo, the news release said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Elgin Bowers Ace will have many traditional hardware supplies, a large garden center and an extensive grilling supplies section. The release also noted it will be \u201cone of the only full-line Benjamin Moore Premium\/Pro paint providers in the Midlands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Pontiac Towne Center is a burgeoning development in the Elgin area. Aside from the aforementioned Food Lion and Ace Hardware, it has a number of spaces set to be developed for more businesses. Among others, there is a Tokyo Grill restaurant planned for the development, as well as an Eggs Up Grill restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new shopping center is in a busy, growing area at the corner of Two Notch and Spears Creek Church roads. More than 21,000 cars per day traverse that section of Two Notch Road, per state Department of Transportation data, with more than 10,000 cars per day traveling down Spears Creek Church Road nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=581\">Injured deputy in burning vehicle pulled free by fellow deputy, NC sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowers Ace Hardware at 118 Spears Creek Church Road in Elgin, SC near northeast Columbia to have a grand opening June 13 at Pontiac Towne Center near Food Lion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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