B.C. industry celebrates 80 years with gala dinner and Orion awards presentation
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – Dealers and suppliers from the home improvement industry in British Columbia gathered last week for a gala bash to celebrate their association’s 80th anniversary…
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Hosted by its one West Coast member, TORBSA dealers gather in B.C. for AGM
WHITE ROCK, B.C. ― Members of TORBSA arrived last week in the town of White Rock, south of Vancouver, for the buying group’s annual general meeting, rounded out by a series of social events and golf…
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Kent opens a new flagship big box store in the Halifax market
DARTMOUTH, N.S. ― Kent Building Supplies has opened a new big box in the Halifax Regional Municipality at Dartmouth Crossing, according to the Halifax Herald…
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With 100 RONA dealers now online, affiliates are catching up to corporate stores
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — RONA announced that its e-commerce channel now includes 100 participating dealer stores, as it rolls out its Click and Collect service for customers who want to shop online through RONA…
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Terry Davis’s pending retirement points to more changes at Home Hardware
ST. JACOBS, Ont. — The news that the head of Home Hardware Stores Ltd. will retire at the end of 2018 is very much in keeping with the rate of change the co-op has been undergoing in recent years…
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Stanley reports Q2 earnings
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West Fraser posts record sales, earnings
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