“The Brownwood Municipal Development District is pleased that the managers of Commerce Square, Phillips Edison, have quickly found a replacement to fill the void left by the closing of Staples,” said Guy Andrews, Executive Director of the Brownwood Municipal Development District. “We have been in contact with Phillips Edison to support their efforts in attracting Harbor Freight to Brownwood, but they are to be commended for aggressively marketing Commerce Square and helping keep our retail economy going strong. The closing of Staples was a blow to our local economy, but through great partnerships such as the one with Phillips Edison, we can often turn a less than desirable situation around and continue our progress forward. We wholeheartedly welcome Harbor Freight to our community and look forward to our relationship with them. I have spoken to a lot of people who go to Abilene to shop at the Harbor Freight there who are very excited about them opening a location in Brownwood. This is definitely great news for Brownwood!”
Founded in North Hollywood, CA in 1977 and now based in Calabasas, Harbor Freight Tools is a leading discount tool retailer in the U.S. selling high quality tools at “ridiculously low prices” in over 750 stores nationwide and on its website http://harborfreight.com.
Harbor Freight Tools stocks over 7,000 items in categories including automotive, air and power tools, shop equipment and hand tools.
“We’re thrilled to be opening our 63rd Harbor Freight Tools store in Texas and very pleased by the warm welcome we’ve received in Brownwood” said Eric Smidt, President of Harbor Freight Tools. “We invite everyone in the Brownwood area to visit our upcoming new store at 531 W Commerce Street and see why if you buy tools anywhere else, you’re throwing your money away.”
Additional information about Harbor Freight Tools and online sales can be found at http://harborfreight.com, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/harbor.f.tools and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/harborfreight.
