Menards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States.

The privately held company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has 262 stores in 13 states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

History

As a means to finance his education, John Menard, Jr., the founder of the company, decided to make his dream a reality. Picking up some building knowledge in the summer of 1958, John worked days on his first pole buildings and nights at a local movie theater while contracting other buildings to keep his crew working.