Do It Best
| Company type | Retailers' cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1945 as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. |
| Founder | Arnold Gerberding |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | Thousands of member-owned locations throughout the United States and more than 50 other countries |
| Products | 67,000 |
| Brands | Do it Best, True Value, Hardware Hank |
| Revenue | $6 billion |
| Subsidiaries | True Value |
| Website | www.doitbestonline.com |
Do it Best Corp., formerly known as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. (HWI), is a member-owned hardware, lumber, and building materials cooperative based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Do it Best Corp. is the second-largest co-op in the industry with over $6 billion in annual sales. Do it Best Corp. does not mandate store identities, so member-owners may or may not display the Do it Best brand name in their businesses.