WORLD HEADQUARTERS, Toronto ― While Canada’s retail home improvement industry grew at a healthier rate than anticipated in 2017, conditions affecting the industry point to a slowdown through the end of 2018…
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OTTAWA ― As other retailers face closures nationwide, Giant Tiger continues to grow. The Ottawa-based general merchandiser celebrated the grand opening of its Riverview, N.B., store late in July…
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CHICAGO — Groupon Goods and The True Value Company are the latest high-profile businesses to confirm that they will be sending their respective e-commerce buying teams to the third annual Home Improvement eRetailer Summit, at the Hotel Monaco Chicago from November 7 to 9…
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JACOBS, Ont. — Yet another executive at Home Hardware has announced their pending retirement. Rick McNabb, the vice president of marketing and sales at Home Hardware Stores Ltd., will depart effective September 12…
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BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Groupe BMR hosted a new show last week, focused entirely on seasonal products…
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Orgill’s presence continues to grow in Canada, a fact that was reflected in the large number of Canadian dealers who attended the Memphis, Tenn.-based wholesaler’s fall dealer market in Las Vegas late last month…
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MOORESVILLE, Ont. — While turning in healthy numbers for its second quarter, the news that Lowe’s would shutter its Orchard Supply Hardware chain came as a surprise to many in the industry…
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ST. JACOBS, Ont. ― Home Hardware has announced improvements to its supply chain with the intention to move forward with an automated material handling system…
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SPECIAL REPORT — If there was ever a home improvement professional who embodies the phrase “in the right place at the right time,” Danny Tse is it..
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PICKERING, Ont. — Home Depot’s store in Pickering, Ont., will celebrate its 10th anniversary next month, marking a significant milestone at the time in the growth of the country’s largest home improvement retailer…
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