Renovated Germantown Hardware is back

Changes include revamped retail space, outside garden center expansion; re-grand opening April 23

With some abnormally large gold scissors, Germantown Hardware officials cut the red ribbon Tuesday to celebrate the store’s revamped retail space and outside garden center expansion.

After a year of demolition and construction, John Sieggreen, president of Central Network Retail Group (CNRG), cut the ribbon amid some drizzle in front of the 2083 S. Germantown Road store, signifying its completion. CNRG is a subsidiary of Memphis-based Orgill Inc., a hardware distributor.

“We want to be Germantown’s hardware store, that’s the goal,” Sieggreen said. “But first of all, we’re relieved to be at the finish line.”

Germantown Aldermen Mary Anne Gibson and Jon Mccreery, Chamber of Commerce President Janie Day, Orgill and Grinder, Taber & Grinder officials along with about a dozen residents walked around the brightly lit expanded store, discovering new items in every aisle.

Sieggreen said residents should especially look forward to the new outdoor garden center filled with plants including basil, tomatoes, mint and an array of flowers and succulents.

“It’s really a brand-new store,” he said. “It’s 10,000 feet of a lot more plants, a lot more statuary fountains, and of course, inside the store it’s close to 10,000 feet of new items.”

As customers enter the store they will see aisles stocked top to bottom with items including everything from bird feed to pool equipment to grilling products. The middle of the store showcases hundreds of pieces of power equipment, cotton candy machines and tools for rent.

The hardware store also features a new conference room upstairs with snacks, refreshments, a monitor and seating area for groups and customers to hold meetings.

Sieggreen said the room was not in the original plan, but after discussing with the company, they thought the office was necessary.

“The primary use of the room will be for Orgill to have vendor meetings, to have customer meetings and have a bird’s-eye view of the store,” he said.

Germantown Hardware will also offer a rewards loyalty program, propane refill areas, an integrated website, an outdoor checkout station and local items including honey.

“We want it to be a hometown store feel,” Sieggreen said. “We want it to be everything it was and just a little bit better.”

CNRG purchased the hardware store June 2020. In April 2021 it began demolishing parts of the land where Germantown Car Wash and Memphis Pool sat to make way for the expansion.

CNRG expanded Germantown Hardware from about 31,800 square feet to around 43,800 square feet. The business also added about 12,000 new products.

The multi-million dollar expansion provides new products for hardware, grilling, live goods and outdoor power equipment, with an outdoor shopping area for live nursery goods and a workshop area for small engine repair and tool rentals.

Construction happened in six phases with certain sections blocked off at different times to ensure customers could still shop uninterrupted.

“We didn’t have any retail stores that we operated in the (Memphis) area,” Sieggreen said. “So we thought (Germantown Hardware) would be a good fit.”

Germantown Hardware will host the re-grand opening April 23, with food trucks, vendors and face painting to celebrate the local store’s new beginning.

Dima Amro covers the suburbs for The Commercial Appeal and can be reached at Dima.amro@commercial appeal.com or on Twitter @Amrodima.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE TANNOUS/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL John Sieggreen, president of Central Network Retail Group, cuts the ribbon as other officials pose with their hands up during a ceremony Tuesday at Germantown Hardware. Renovations at the store include an expansion of the size as well as new products and services, such as an outdoor plant space.

After a year of demolition and construction, Germantown Hardware held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate its revamped retail space and outside garden center expansion. The store will host its re-grand opening April 23, with food trucks, vendors and face painting to celebrate its new beginning.