ST. JACOBS, Ont. ― With the arrival of autumn, most dealers at the recent Home Hardware Fall Market reported that business was looking strong coming into the fourth quarter…
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Four top retailers keep growing as industry consolidation continues
SPECIAL REPORT — The large home improvement retailers in Canada just keep getting bigger…
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Exclusive with CEO Terry Davis: good gets great at Home Hardware
ST. JACOBS, Ont. ― At the recent Home Hardware Fall Market, dealers were generally, and sometimes surprisingly, consistent in their reports that business is up year to date…
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Hardlines Conference tackles challenges facing home improvement industry
SPECIAL REPORT — Drawing on this year’s theme “Renovating the Art of Retail,” the speaker line-up at the 21st annual Hardlines Conference is filled with innovators, retail leaders, and branding experts…
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Home Hardware signs John St. as agency of record
ST. JACOBS, Ont. — After more than four decades with Morris Saffer Agency, Home Hardware Stores Limited has signed with a new advertising agency…
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It’s time: recycled paint saves waste and budgets
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — While traditional paint companies continue to count on trends and finished to drive their sales, at Laurentide Paint, its Boomerang collection presents special marketing challenges.
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Gypsum tariff is creating widespread shortages
NATIONAL REPORT — Following the imposition of a tariff on gypsum drywall sold in Western Canada, reports of shortages are coming in from as far away as Ontario…
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Home Hardware gets serious about the building materials department
ST. JACOBS, Ont. — Twice a year, at Home Hardware’s dealer markets, a model store up in the mezzanine of the company’s giant distribution centre showcases the latest merchandising…
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CertainTeed responds to industry concerns about gypsum tariff
SPECIAL REPORT — It may be a case of “don’t shoot the messenger.” CertainTeed Gypsum Canada pointed the spotlight on illegal dumping of gypsum wallboard in Western Canada, but the resulting tariffs are being blamed on CertainTeed…
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Building materials, lawn and garden all show healthy growth in 2015
OTTAWA — Sales at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers rose 7.7% in 2015, the category’s largest sales gain since 2006…