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Metal Supermarkets announces new owner of Ottawa store

Metal Supermarkets is pleased to welcome Chris Hare as the new owner of the Metal Supermarkets’ store located at 2275 Stevenage Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.

Operating since 2021, Metal Supermarkets Ottawa is the one-stop shop for local metal-buying professionals, businesses and hobbyists alike, offering speed, variety, and convenience.

Hare brings extensive and deep experience and expertise as the owner of eight stores across the Greater Toronto Area, including Barrie, Don Mills, Etobicoke, Hamilton, Mississauga, Oakville, Scarborough, and Vaughan. Hare’s experience and eagerness to enhance operational effectiveness and nurture new and established customer relations will help further improve and cement the store’s reputation amongst Ottawa metal-buying businesses and consumers.

“Over the past 15 years, I’ve led teams across eight stores to provide fast, convenient service to businesses that need metal,” says Hare. “That experience will be invaluable as we look to support Ottawa area customers. I am excited to grow the capabilities and inventory of the Ottawa store while establishing the same high level of customer service.”

Known as the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, Metal Supermarkets provides solutions to customers’ metal needs in both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer categories. With a diverse product base and no-minimum order quantity, Metal Supermarkets has earned long-lasting relationships with customers by delivering a world-class customer service by offering 8,000 types, shapes and grades of metal, cut to exact specifications.

“Chris and his very experienced team will bring renewed energy and commitment to our Ottawa store,” says Stephen Schober, president and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. “Based on his years of Metal Supermarkets experience and dedication to serving our customers, we have every confidence that Chris and his team will offer Ottawa customers exceptional levels of service and metal expertise.”

Located at 2275 Stevenage Drive, Unit 1, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3W1, Metal Supermarkets Ottawa, is open five days a week: Mon – Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.


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