ROYAL OAK — Frentz & Sons Hardware, a staple of downtown Royal Oak, has announced the selling of its building and property after more than 90 years of business.

Frentz & Sons Hardware opened its doors in 1932 and has continued to provide the community with hardware supplies for all types of projects.

According to a post made by John, Mike and Chip Frentz on the Frentz & Sons Hardware Facebook page, the family is selling the business due to a mix of personal reasons, economic realities, rising costs and the challenges of running a small business.

“At the same time, the three of us are now in our retirement years and are looking ahead to the next stage of our lives,” the post reads. No end date has been set and the store said in a subsequent post that it will be “business as usual for the

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