Canadian Tire Corp. made a big splash in Canada last year celebrating its centennial year in business…
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Cologne Hardware Fair in 2024: combine it with a Rhine cruise!
In partnership with the Building Supply Industry Association of British Columbia, Hardlines is pleased to announce a very special addition for Canadians to next year’s International Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany…
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Hardlines survey reveals dealers still slow to adopt e-commerce for their stores
The statistics don’t lie: revenue earned from retail e-commerce is estimated to exceed one trillion dollars in 2023 in the U.S. alone…
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Beware of LBM industry “disruptors,” warns Taiga CEO in new Hardlines podcast
Home improvement distribution needs to step up its technology game, says Russ Permann, CEO of Taiga Building Products…
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Retail innovators will share their stories—and vision—at Hardlines Conference
The theory of retail can be complicated, evasive, and elusive. The practice of retail is all that, plus lots of hard work, luck—good and bad—and big heartedness…
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WRLA launches giant ad campaign to attract workers to the industry
The number-one topic among dealers and suppliers country-wide is labour and how tough it is to find people…
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AQMAT conference identifies need for more downtime for dealers and staff
Quebec industry group AQMAT welcomed more than 150 participants in late April to its 2023 Decision Makers Conference…
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Senior execs from Federated Co-op and RONA will present at Hardlines Conference
Each year the Hardlines Conference is marked by a wide array of talented speakers from both within and beyond the retail home improvement industry…
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Is the supply chain still broken? Distributors of LBM speak out
Has the flow of building materials finally resumed its pre-Covid status? Is the broken supply chain fixed at last?..
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RenoRun is running on empty as it seeks creditor protection and key exec quits
RenoRun, the Montreal-based contractor delivery service that applied for and was granted creditor protection in Quebec on March 28, has been given an extension by the province’s Superior Court as it seeks a buyer or investor…
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