Draft:Azko

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{{Infobox company

| name = AZKO

| logo = AZKO.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| former_name = Ace Hardware Indonesia (1995-2025)

| type = Private

| traded_as = {{IDX|ACES}}

| industry = Hardware stores

| founded = {{Start date and age|1995}} (as Ace Hardware Indonesia)
{{Start date and age|2025|1|1}} (as AZKO)

| hq_location = Gedung Kawan Lama Lantai 5th Floor. Jl. Puri Kencana No, 1, Meruya, Kembangan, West Jakarta 11610, Jakarta, Indonesia

| area_served = Indonesia

| key_people = Prabowo Widya Krisnadi (President and CEO); Gregory S. Widjaja (Director); Kuncoro Wibowo (Chairman)

| owner = Kawan Lama Sejahtera

| website = {{Ubl|{{url|azko.id}}|{{url|ahi.id}} (corporate)}}

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AZKO (stylized as az•ko) is an Indonesian hardware store chain operated by PT. Aspirasi Hidup Indonesia Tbk. (AHI) (formerly PT. ACE Hardware), subsidiary of Kawan Lama Group. It formerly operated as Ace Hardware, with all stores being rename to AZKO beginning on January 1, 2025, following a non-renewal of Ace Hardware International Holdings, Ltd.'s license by PT. AHI after working together for almost 29 years.{{Cite web |date=3 January 2025 |title=Ace Hardware Ganti Nama jadi AZKO, Berikut Makna Filosofisnya |url=https://www.tempo.co/ekonomi/ace-hardware-ganti-nama-jadi-azko-berikut-makna-filosofisnya-1189457 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tempo |language=id}}{{Cite web |last=Priambodo |first=Dhika |date=2025-01-02 |title=Rebranding to AZKO, take a look at ACES’s next move |url=https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/51893/rebranding-to-azko%2C-take-a-look-at-acess-next-move |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=idnfinancials.com}}

As of 2025, AZKO has around 245 stores in 75 cities across Indonesia.{{Cite web |last=Purnomo |first=Heri |date=2025-01-10 |title=Ini Alasan ACE Hardware Ganti Nama Jadi AZKO |url=https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7725560/ini-alasan-ace-hardware-ganti-nama-jadi-azko/amp |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=detikfinance |language=id-ID}} Its largest store is located in Living World Alam Sutera in South Tangerang, opened in 2011, with over 15,000 square meters, making it also the largest home improvement retail store in Indonesia.

AZKO's sister brands are Informa, a home furnishing retail chain, and Toys Kingdom, a retail chain specializing in toys, games, and children's products. Informa and Toys Kingdom stores would usually operate alongside an AZKO store, especially those in the Living Plaza or Living World shopping mall network, which is also owned by Kawan Lama Group.

History

File:Ace Hardware Logo.svg

Ace Hardware Indonesia was established in 1995 under the auspices of PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera, the Ace Hardware brand was introduced to the Indonesian market under a 15-year licensing agreement with Ace Hardware International Holdings with numerous contract extension until 2024. The first store opened in Karawaci, Tangerang, marking the beginning of the company's expansion in the home improvement and lifestyle retail sector in Indonesia.{{Cite web |title=Ace Hardware Indonesia |url=https://fortune.com/company/ace-hardware-indonesia/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=fortune.com}}

In 2007, the company went public, listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange ({{Idx|ACES}}). Over the years, Ace Hardware Indonesia experienced significant growth, operating approximately 254 stores across 75 cities by 2024.

The change of the company's name from PT Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk. to PT Aspirasi Hidup Indonesia Tbk. was agreed upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGMS) on Friday, June 7, 2024. At the same time, the new brand, AZKO, was unveiled as the partnership contract with Ace Hardware was about to expired on December 31, 2024, and AHI chose not to extend it anymore.{{Cite web |last=Christabel |first=Amanda |date=2024-12-30 |title=Bye-bye ACE Hardware, Mulai 1 Januari 2025 Ganti Nama Jadi AZKO |url=https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7709303/bye-bye-ace-hardware-mulai-1-januari-2025-ganti-nama-jadi-azko/amp |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=detikfinance |language=id-ID}} After 30 years, Ace Hardware Indonesia was officially rebranded to AZKO on January 1, 2025, with all existing stores adopting the new brand.

Products

= Krisbow =

File:Krisbow (inverted).svgKrisbow Is a brand or various engineering tools, machinery, carpentry and industry, household appliances, safety equipment, and furniture from Indonesia.{{Cite web |title=Cari Perkakas Industri? Krisbow Sedang Promo Turun Harga |url=https://makassar.tribunnews.com/2017/07/07/cari-perkakas-industri-krisbow-sedang-promo-turun-harga |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Tribun-timur.com |language=id-ID}} This trademark is part of the PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera, which was introduced in 1998. Krisbow does not have its own factory but imports goods from factories from various countries Until 2017 Krisbow has had more than 10.000 toes of tool products with service centers. after-sales services and dealers that have been spread cross various regions in Indonesia as well as some countries in Southeast Asia.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-13 |title=KRISBOW - About Krisbow |url=https://www.krisbow.com/krisbow-about-krisbow |access-date=2025-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813142717/https://www.krisbow.com/krisbow-about-krisbow |archive-date=13 August 2017 }}

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