Over the past year, Home Hardware Stores Ltd. has updated its loyalty programs, one for pros and one for all customers, with programs that are tailored for contemporary consumer needs and are more versatile than their predecessors…

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It’s said that dollar stores do well in a recession. Tell that to Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree, which announced recently that it would be closing a thousand of its Family Dollar stores in the U.S…

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The Home Depot is opening four new distribution centres in North America, to serve its contractor customers better…

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Amidst a number of changes at RONA’s head office earlier this year, one that stands out for the company’s independent, or affiliated, dealers was the hiring of a new senior executive to manage the affiliate dealer portfolio…

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Loyalty programs are playing an increasingly important role in the offerings of many home improvement retailers…

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The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has published its Consumer Returns Survey, which indicates that online shopping has roughly three times more returns as bricks-and-mortar shopping…

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The Atlantic Building Supply Dealers Association (ABSDA) held its annual Building Supply Expo trade show recently at the Halifax Convention Centre…

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Canada represents a small but very important market for Orgill. And even though sales here were off for the giant U.S. hardware wholesaler last year, the company remains committed to serving dealers in every part of the country…

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While walking the aisles of the Orgill Spring Market last month, we caught up with Ken Jenkins, president and CEO of Castle Building Centres Group…

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Canadians can expect to see measures in the upcoming federal budget aimed at boosting housing affordability, CIBC economist Benjamin Tal told the Financial Post…

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