John Sterling

John Sterling Market Overview

John Sterling, a house brand of privately held Grand Rapids hardware maker Knape & Vogt, shows a heavily concentrated retail footprint in offline sales data tracked by Grips Intelligence from January 1 to September 30, 2026 across menards.com and acehardware.com. Menards accounts for 88.3% of year-to-date revenue, with Ace Hardware contributing 10.9%, leaving the brand's performance closely tied to a single retail partner. Revenue grew 4.9% over the measured period, though the most recent month slipped 4.2% against the prior month, pointing to some near-term softness. Average product price sits at $6.77 overall, while the latest monthly reading climbed 6.1% to $7.14, an increase of 1.0% across the period. The assortment spans a wide price range, from roughly $16 door parts and hang rails to a universal pocket door frame at about $101, indicating meaningful mix effects behind the headline price movement.