Second New Minnesota Store This Year
Grand Forks, North Dakota - July 31st, 2025 - Acme Tools, a premier retailer of tools and equipment, today announced it is opening a new store in Rochester, Minnesota. The new location will be Acme Tools' fifth retail location in Minnesota and its second new store in the state this year. Acme Tools recently opened a new store in Eagan, Minn.
The new Acme Tools store is located at 808 Apache Lane SW, south of U.S. Highway 14 in Rochester. The facility features a 15,516-square-foot state-of-the-art showroom, offices, a full-service department, and a spacious warehouse within a 42,132-square-foot facility, with exterior display space and a large parking lot for customer convenience. The new store will open on August 4 with its grand opening planned for August 20 - 23.
“Acme Tools is pleased to expand to Rochester to serve our customers in southeast Minnesota better,” said Steve Kuhlman, president of corporate operations for Acme Tools. “The new Rochester store offers an immersive shopping experience for our tool and equipment customers.”
Acme Tools is adding 40 employees to its 650-person workforce at the new Rochester store. Employment information is available at AcmeTools.jobs.
“Acme Tools is a full-line dealer for all major power tool and hand tool brands. The Rochester store also supports the growing outdoor power equipment category with cordless and gas products for both homeowners and landscapers,” said Paul Kuhlman, president of merchandise operations for Acme Tools.
“Product selection, product knowledge, and service after the sale make the new Rochester location a destination for contractors, woodworkers, landscapers, and homeowners.”
Acme Tools currently has four other Minnesota stores in Eagan, Plymouth, Duluth, and Bemidji, and a new distribution center opened in Burnsville, Minnesota, in 2023.
Grand Forks-based Acme Tools, with more than 75 years of industry experience, is an omnichannel premier retailer of tools and equipment, operating 12 retail stores in Minnesota, Iowa, and North Dakota, and a leading authorized online retailer offering more than 100,000 products from over 1,200 brands at AcmeTools.com.
