June 3 2013

  • Hardlines acquires Outstanding Retailer Awards
  • Chevrier: commitment to building a Canadian company
  • Castle amps up anniversary with TV, scholarship
  • CanSave draws 250 dealers to annual buying show
  • Will smartphone replace your wallet?
  • PLUS: ABSDA awards scholarships, Walmart makes waste, Costco comps up, Ace in Afghanistan, Kingfisher turns in tough quarter —and more!

May 20 2013

  • Cold weather impacts RONA’s first-quarter results
  • RONA wraps up contractor show tour
  • Home Hardware’s five-year plan pays record dividends
  • Atlantic Building Materials Show: how timing is everything
  • Sears Canada introduces new Hometown Store format
  • PLUS: Canadian Tire gets help, TIM-BR MART adds member, Techniseal named company of the year, Walmart’s first quarter, Menards keeps growing, Walmart reviews succession options, unemployment stays flat, U.S. housing starts —and more!

May 27 2013

  • Big box giants report varying 1Q results
  • McMunn & Yates buys up McDiarmid assets
  • RONA contemplates the fate of its ICI division
  • True Value reports a decrease in gross billings
  • Strong sales, optimism at Do it Best Spring Market
  • PLUS: Spancan names new board, Sears posts 1Q loss, Maax goes on the road, retail sales flat, Target posts loss, U.S. housing edges up, Central’s Smith to be honoured —and more!

May 13 2013

  • National Hardware Show: back on its game
  • Retailers everywhere look for ways to cope with online
  • Canadian Tire ramps up growth, appoints Retail COO
  • RONA customers have many “paths to purchase”
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  • PLUS: Target announces Western openings, Canadian Tire sets up IT in Winnipeg, DeWalt partners with Sears, Kent donates to hospital, Chalifour wins award —and more!

May 6 2013

  • RONA takes Réno-Dépôt “back to its roots”
  • IN MEMORIAM: Bob Mondy passes away
  • Allroc parent’s profits up on smaller revenue
  • Sears to unveil franchise program at Vegas show
  • PLUS: Castle launches anniversary contest, new Costco store in Edmonton, ABSDA show changes dates, Weiser tour, Home Depot thanks contractors, Menard’s keeps growing, Quebec group goes to Vegas, Spectrum digests HHI takeover, new board at ABSDA, Delaney joins Castle —and more!
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