In 1989, Ace's longtime jingle "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" was modified, replacing man with the more inclusive and accurate folks. Celebrities Connie Stevens (from 1974 to 1978) and Suzanne Somers (from 1979 into the early 1980s) starred in TV commercials for Ace Hardware.

Ace Hardware's long-time slogan “The helpful hardware place” was been replaced by “The helpful place.” Another change came when its longtime jingle - "Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man" - was modified with the more gender-neutral "folks" replacing "man".

He was fearless, intelligent, and even polite, which made him a prevalent character. Many One Piece fans enjoyed his character because he was a fun person who could always eat more than others and party until dawn. He was also a great figure to Luffy, up until he died in the series.

The ability to be locally owned and stay connected with its communities continues to be critical to Ace's growth. Each of the company's more than 4,600 stores across the country is uniquely adapted to its neighborhood.

Here are a couple reasons why Ace is adored: He was the older brother who looked after Luffy. He was the one who fought Garp and became one of Luffy's role models. He saved Luffy multiple times and grew up with him.

Thanks to his extraordinary skills, Ace was the most wanted pirate for a good while. After he joined Whitebeard, he got even more attention. As Ace appeared to be the strongest and the most active member of the Whitebeard Pirates, the government wanted him more. At some point, his head was worth 550 million berries.

In One Piece Chapter 984, "My Bible," it was revealed that Yamato is a woman who calls herself a man to mimic her idol, Oden Kozuki.

Thanks to his extraordinary skills, Ace was the most wanted pirate for a good while. After he joined Whitebeard, he got even more attention. As Ace appeared to be the strongest and the most active member of the Whitebeard Pirates, the government wanted him more. At some point, his head was worth 550 million berries.

In addition to ranking home improvement retailers by cleanliness, convenient location, store layout and design, the survey found shoppers want to get in fast, find what they need fast and get out fast. “Local hardware stores like Ace do that much better than the big-boxes,” Cooley reveals.

Ace Hardware is adding a paid and organic influencer strategy to its marketing mix. The nearly 100-year-old hardware retailer is new to the space and looking to get the attention of millennial and Gen Z consumers, particularly first-time home buyers, by working with do-it-yourself influencers.

All of Ace's friends came to his rescue and even managed to save him, thanks to their collective effort, however, Ace chose to sacrifice his life to protect Luffy from the rage of Akainu, and thus the curtain came down on the brilliant life of the pirate, Portgas D.

Moda is a milk maiden from the Lulusia Kingdom that Ace met during his cover story. She is the daughter of Koda and Kyuji.