VAUGHAN, Ont. — The driving force behind the online sales growth at LumberMart TIMBER MART in Dartmouth, N.S., has won eBay Canada’s Exporter of the Year Award for 2015…
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Housing starts expected to moderate in 2016
OTTAWA — Housing activity is forecast to slow down in 2016 and 2017, reports Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its latest Housing Market Outlook…
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Best Buy invests heavily in smart home products
TORONTO — Best Buy Canada hosted an event last month in Toronto, showcasing 13 different smart home suppliers, with products ranging from entry locks and surveillance cameras to smart LED light bulbs…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: This week in 1995
The sluggish economy continues to take its toll exactly two decades ago. IRLY Distributors puts office expansion plans on hold and CMHC reports ongoing slow housing starts. Plus: RONA begins a TV ad campaign to promote its big box stores in Quebec. Click here to read these blasts from the past!
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Mobile sales a key theme of latest Hardlines Conference
TORONTO — One of the best online sellers in home improvement is Canadian Tire, but it still falls short. That was just one of the revelations at this year’s Hardlines Conference…
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Top Retailers awarded at Outstanding Retailer Awards Gala
TORONTO — The Canadian home improvement industry gathered last week to recognize its top retailers during Hardlines’ 2015 Outstanding Retailer Awards…
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RONA boss is voted turnaround CEO of the year
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. — Canadian Business magazine has chosen RONA CEO Robert Sawyer as “turnaround CEO of the year,” based on the positive results that his company has turned out over the last couple of quarters…
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Ace deal is good news for Canadian vendors: Morrison
WINNIPEG — TruServ Canada, the Winnipeg distribution business owned by RONA, is looking for ways to maximize its dealers’ access to a new range of products through RONA’s partnership with Ace International…
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: This week in 1995
Sexton Group General Manager Bob Mondy says his buying group had the best summer in 10 years, but with growth coming from the rural markets, as the urban centres “have not been very good,” he reports. A strike at Beaver Lumber’s Mississauga, Ont., distribution centre puts the last nail in the coffin of Beaver’s hardware distribution business, which it has decided to exit. (It would announce a deal with Ace Hardware soon after.) And a new store in Kelowna reflects the growth that is helping Revy Home Centres stay ahead of the current recession. Click here to read these blasts from the past!
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Lowe’s opens its doors to Quebec vendors
TORONTO — Lowe’s Canada will hold a meeting with Quebec vendors on November 5, but the company says it’s not announcing any expansion plans for that province—at least not yet…