Ruff Hardware in Ridgeway to Close Oct. 31 After Nearly 200 Years
Ruff Hardware, a family-owned business in Ridgeway, South Carolina, that has been in operation for nearly 200 years, is scheduled to close its doors permanently on October 31st due to the owner's retirement.
Columbia, SC, October 14, 2026 —
Ruff Hardware, a family-owned business in Ridgeway, South Carolina, is scheduled to close permanently on October 31 because of the owner’s retirement. The business has been in operation for nearly 200 years, according to the information provided.
The closure will end the hardware business’s long-running presence in Ridgeway. No specific founding year was provided, so the exact length of its operation cannot be established beyond the description of nearly two centuries.
The owner’s name was not provided. Further details about the retirement, the closure announcement, or the business’s plans before October 31 were also not available. The information provided did not specify whether the store will remain open through its final day or describe any arrangements involving its property or operations after closing.
Ruff Hardware is identified as family-owned, but no details were provided about the generations involved in running it or how ownership changed over time. Information about the store’s products, employees, customers, or role in the local community was not included.
The scheduled closure is attributed to the owner’s retirement. No other reason for the decision was provided, and no additional timeline or next steps were specified. The closure date given is October 31; the year was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Deric Rush, WIS News 10 Staff on www.wistv.com, see more information here.
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