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Dec. 23—EAU CLAIRE — When the oft-heard refrain "Warm season greetings to you all from Menards" comes over the intercom while he's at the checkout, Dave Roll asks cashiers whether they're tired of ...

If you've spent any time in the Midwest, chances are the "Save big money at Menards" jingle is permanently embedded in your brain. Menards, the home-improvement chain founded by John Menard Jr., is ...