Jan 21 2013

  • La Coop fédérée and BMR in discussions
  • Orgill ramps up presence in West, Quebec
  • At 40, Taiga keeps growing in Maritimes
  • U.S. wholesaler Handy Hardware files for bankruptcy
  • OBI co-founder Manfred Maus to be awarded
  • PLUS: Home Hardware Debert, Westinghouse and Combi partner, Lowe’s DC nears completion, Home Depot to host contractors, residents resist Canadian Tire DC, three Zellers will remain, Stanley B&D’s Archibald to retire, Kent plans another store —and more!

Jan 14 2013

  • Lowe’s opens latest Canadian store
  • Castle signs five new members
  • Chalifour Canada integrates warehouse systems
  • Home Hardware rolls out annual contractor events
  • CanwelBroadleaf gets name change
  • Valspar acquires Ace’s paint production
  • Lowe’s introduces next step for Iris
  • PLUS: New Kent store planned for Moncton, new VPs at Tree Island, housing starts slip, M-D buys Loxcreen, Boshart buys Flomatic, Home Depot online sale runs amuck —and more!

Jan 7 2013

  • The 10 top stories in home improvement in 2012
  • TIM-BR MART unveils new charter
  • Allroc rationalizes to increase profitability
  • Knape & Vogt makes two acquisitions
  • PLUS: Bailey Metal partners with CertainTeed, Akzo Nobel buys Sico, Hillman buys Paulin, Ace buys Westlake, Grainger to buy Techni-Tool, Stock buys Total, Big Lots renames Canadian stores, CPI up only slightly —and more!

Dec 10 2012

  • Canac joins TORBSA
  • Lowe’s CEO: three ways to expand in Canada
  • RONA will shed assets to meet strategic priorities
  • Allroc seeks growth through streamlining
  • Home Depot, Lowe’s add appliance lines
  • PLUS: Canadian Tire finds runway, Dollarama rocks, Loblaw spins off real estate, building intentions up, showrooming —and more!

Dec 2 2012

  • LBMAO show looks to reinvent following low attendance
  • Nearing 50th, Castle says recruitment paying dividends
  • New format, new ideas spell success for Dealer Conference
  • Hickey’s third store features prototype display
  • Home Depot’s first RDC planned for early 2014
  • PLUS: Castle donates to Sick Kids, HBC closes IPO at $365 million, HD’s pro business recovering, RONA clowns for kids, Target hits the road, Black Keys get settlement, Sutter receives Lifetime Achievement Award, Chalifour GM’s role expands —and more!
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