These are tough times for department stores and other large-surface retailers in Canada…

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RONA inc. has tapped its existing executive ranks to find its newest president and CEO…

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On April 19, Coastal Drywall Supplies, a distributor with three branches in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, coordinated with Pinaud Drywall + Acoustics, a local contractor, to deliver and place over 100 lifts of drywall (26 boards to a lift) at the jobsite of The Mills Residences, a mixed-use apartment community with 220 suites, whose construction in downtown Halifax, N.S., is scheduled for completion in late summer…

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Amid changes at head office (see lead story—Editor), RONA continues to invest in the growth of its independent, or affiliated, dealer network…

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The retail landscape in Canada, challenging at the best of times, has seen banners come and go over the past decade…

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Community involvement and goodwill efforts are a key part of how many retailers brand themselves and go to market…

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Pamela O’Rourke is leaving The Home Depot Canada. She spent 15 years in hardlines retail, including six at the discount department store chain SAAN and nine as vice-president of merchandising at Home Depot Canada…

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To solve the chronic housing shortage, Ottawa has suggested that our industry needs to build 1.3 million homes extra homes over and above the 1.8 million homes projected through 2030…

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When a hardware distributor—even a huge one—launches its own loyalty program, you know they’re important…

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Here at Hardlines, we’ve been tracking the sluggish performance of the retail home improvement industry over the past several months…

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