- Former Titan CEO Doug Skrepnek is back—and he’s partnering with Castle
- Castle CEO Ken Jenkins sees big growth for his group’s GSD members
- Canadian Tire results softened by pressure on urban consumers
- Subsidiaries buoy Home Depot’s Q2 sales as consumers remain cautious
- PLUS: New POS financing provider for RONA, AD reports member sales, Grainger reports Q2 earnings, Red Apple takes over dollar stores, Menards recognized, Taiga’s Q2 sales, Weyerhaeuser posts quarterly profits, Western Forest Products suffers Q2 loss, WernerCo gets a new name, Stanley Black & Decker reports Q2 loss, building permits fall in June, and way more!
- BMR and Lee Valley Tools execs will take to the podium at our Hardlines Conference
- RONA affiliate dealers add more stores, this time in Ottawa and Oka
- Cloverdale Paint Inc. expands industrial range through new distribution agreement, personnel
- Ace plans to open 200 more stores in its 100th year. How many will be Canadian?
- PLUS: Walmart’s no-carbon trucks, Weston’s quarterly results, Tractor Supply’s comp sales, Sleep Country’s sell-off, West Fraser’s headwinds, consumers feel the heat, Canfor’s new boss, appointment at Home Depot Canada Foundation, and more!
- 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!
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