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OBI joins Lowe’s, Kingfisher, and other DIY retailers to reduce carbon emissions

The combined international association for home improvement retailers, EDRA/GHIN, based in Cologne, Germany, established a task force last year to tackle carbon emissions with its member companies…

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Federated Co-op resumes limited operations following cybersecurity incident

Federated Co-operatives Ltd. continues to deal with the fallout of what the company calls a “cybersecurity incident” recently that affected its retail locations in western Canada…

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Home improvement industry’s retail sales drop in 2023 after pandemic highs

Following an unprecedented pandemic run that resulted in three years of solid gains for Canadian hardware and home improvement dealers, the industry slowed right down in 2023, according to the latest data from Hardlines…

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