SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Air Miles are now available at Kent Building Supplies in Atlantic Canada, a move that’s got a number of TIM-BR MART dealers upset. For the past 20 years, Air Miles has been an exclusive of the dealer-owned group in the retail building materials channel.
But starting last Tuesday, Kent launched its own Air Miles program with heavy promotion and a contest that will give away a total of 250,000 points through its 40-plus stores. TIM-BR MART has some 70 dealers of its own in Atlantic Canada, many of them in direct competition with Kent stores….
