Amidst a slow economy, TIM-BR MART Group invests in more store design services for its members. The move is aimed at modernizing their stores, with an emphasis on core categories and heavier branding for the TIM-BR MART name. The group’s sister buying group in Atlantic Canada, AWARD, was using the program already. Plus: a report on the upcoming Canadian Hardware Show, which was to be held at the Canadian National Exhibition. Click here to read these blasts from the past! (This section has been a special look back during our anniversary year. Please let me know if you’d like us to continue with “From the Archives” in 2016. Send me an email with your vote!―Michael)
