August 19 2013

  • RONA suffers loss in second quarter
  • Canadian Tire’s seasonal sales rebound in Q2
  • UFA supports High River recovery efforts
  • Kent Homes to deliver Energy Star certified houses
  • RONA works on execution of its strategic plan
  • Orgill expands Canadian team
  • Housing starts forecast to stabilize
  • Lowe’s closer to acquiring Orchard Supply
  • PLUS: CanWel, Ikea, Restoration Hardware, Spectrum Brands, Westlake Ace Hardware, U.S. home resales, UFA (again), Costco, B&Q, Handy Andy, Stock Building Supply, new house prices, building permits —and more!

August 5 2013

  • Dry weather spurs home improvement sales in British Columbia
  • PLUS: UFA, True Value, Lumber Liquidators, Lafarge, Zara Home, U.S. construction starts —and more!

July 29 2013

  • TIM-BR MART’s top execs take leave of absence
  • Quebec dealers face toughest season “in a decade”
  • Canadian Tire to open first small stores
  • Lowe’s Canada takes pop-up kitchen on tour
  • One-quarter of Quebecers will spend holidays at home
  • Kingfisher rebounds, in step with European conditions
  • PLUS: Lowe’s JV grows in Australia, Canadian Tire wants to move DC, RONA store charged with supplying kickbacks, retail sales jump, U.S. house resales dip —and more!

July 22 2013

  • Mid-year, business remains “solid, steady” but largely unspectacular
  • Dealers see business growing slowly in the months ahead
  • Wal-Mart in D.C. showdown over living-wage
  • Retail accessibility: a $25 billion (untapped) market
  • PLUS: Lowe’s ups offer for Orchard Supply, Loblaw to buy Shoppers, Honest Ed’s up for sale, Grainger reports record Q2 results, Lowe's and Samsung face class-action suit, Praktiker may get bailout, Snap-On gains as expenses drop, U.S. housing starts reach 10-month low —and more!

July 15 2013

  • Canadian Tire gives sneak preview of Christmas collection
  • TIM-BR MART sponsors Justin Hines’ “Vehicle of Change Tour”
  • Dealers transform their businesses in imaginative ways
  • Cologne Hardware Fair ramps up for spring 2014
  • PLUS: RONA fights for new location in Halifax, new house prices rise slightly, Germany’s Praktiker in trouble, Leon’s gets slapped for payment terms, Benny Moore paints the town, Costco sales up —and more!
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