The corner hardware store is a fond memory. It may never vanish completely after all, people still need to go out and quickly get a few much needed household maintenance items. Here's hoping that the corporate giants the Home Depots of the world don't completely decimate them as a business phenomenon. Nevertheless home center type superstores and online hardware stores are becoming new norms that are meeting a lot of customer demand, and will probably be a predominant way to shop for hardware well into the foreseeable future.