- Hardlines Conference adds speakers, possibilities for vendors and retailers alike
- After Ace, what’s next for Peavey? CEO Doug Anderson shares his perspective
- RONA joins with online payment provider Affirm to adds options for customers
- What you should know about the Capital Gains Tax rule changes
- PLUS: RONA Foundation donates $1 million, Kelowna Home Hardware store wants to add rental housing onsite, Jeff Campbell joins TIMBER MART, U.S. customers are looking beyond hardware stores, Christine Joannou joins Snowmelting.ca, Yvon Manny’s new post at Powrmatic, Richelieu reports quarterly increase, U.S. building intentions, housing starts, and more!
- CEO Doug Anderson shares details of Peavey’s “tough decision” to drop Ace licence
- Peavey took on the challenge of wholesaling tailored orders to serve Ace dealers
- OBI joins Lowe’s, Kingfisher, and other DIY retailers to reduce carbon emissions
- PLUS: ABSDA’s new chair, leadership changes at NHPA, Princess Auto partners with CFL, Big Box Outlet Store grows footprint, Rooms + Spaces housewares appearing on Toys “R” Us shelves, cutting red tape to speed home building, Timber-Tech Truss’s latest acquisition, and more!
- Sexton’s Eric Palmer explains value of joining Octo to expand hardlines programs
- Castle takes to TV to promote its latest customer contest
- Federated Co-op resumes limited operations following cybersecurity incident
- Air Miles seeks positioning in the loyalty game with new range of benefits
- PLUS: RONA affiliate dealers celebrate grand opening, Home Depot Canada named the Energy Star Canada National Retailer, Weather Network partners with Home Hardware, Hudson’s Bay to buy Neiman Marcus, Home Depot charged for selling prohibited hydrofluorocarbons, Koelnmesse celebrates 100th anniversary with new centre, and more!
- Home improvement industry’s retail sales drop in 2023 after pandemic highs
- Peavey Industries will end its relationship with Ace in Canada on Dec. 31
- Department stores seek to keep up as consumers chase bargain buys
- PLUS: ABC Supply names western Canada manager, AD Canada’s holds second annual meeting in Vancouver, RONA store fined, grocery giant Empire Co.’s profits slip, Canadian Thermos marks 120 years, Ace in the U.S. celebrates centenary, strike at Richelieu’s Montreal warehouse, retail sales increase, U.S. housing starts fall, and more!
- RONA has, wait for it, a new CEO, and this time he was hired from within
- “Loading the building” is key to GSD success
- RONA updates interior and exterior image program for its affiliated dealer stores
- As Hudson’s Bay’s footprint recedes, Quebec’s Simons is in expansion mode
- PLUS: Canadian Tire’s new store in Kitchener, Home Depot completes acquisition of SRS Distribution, John Pierce promoted at Home Hardware, Nova Scotia Home Hardware celebrates centenary, IKEA turnover costs big, existing home sales, housing starts rise, building construction down, and more!
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