Menards

Menards Inc.

Type	Private company
Industry	Retail (Home Improvement)
Founded	1960; 57 years ago (1960)
Founder	John Menard Jr.
Headquarters	Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.
Number of locations	305
Key people	John Menard Jr. (President) Scott Collette (Chief Operating Officer) Charlie Menard (General Manager Distribution, Manufacturing, and Logistics) Gaylen Heckman(Operations Manager) Russ Radtke (Chief Merchant)
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

Menards 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.

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 m²) and 735,000 square feet (68,300 m²), respectively.