ACES Same Store Sales Expansion. A hardware store company, Ace Hardware Tbk (ACES) remains expansive amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ACES is still expanding by opening 10 new stores so far this year. ACES only closed two old shops. This shows there is optimism in future performance. ACES is targeting to open 12 new stores this year. That is, until the end of this year there are still two new stores that will be opened.