What it's like to shop at Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by a Wisconsin billionaire

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What it's like to shop at Menards, the Midwest home-improvement chain owned by a Wisconsin billionaire

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A Menards store in Wisconsin.
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Menards home-improvement stores earned John Menard Jr. his estimated $22.1 billion fortune.
The Midwest chain is different from other stores, with mail-in rebates and no installation services.
I visited a Menards in Milwaukee…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-08-12 17:10:24.