- Home Depot, Canadian Tire’s Q1 slowdowns a portent of things to come?
- Loblaw is the latest big retailer to enter appliance sales
- Where is housing going? Mixed messages, but overall positive signs ahead
- Robotics firm sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire
- PLUS: Home Hardware dealers celebrate store expansions, sales up but profits down for Walmart, Rust-Oleum Canada moves into wall paint, Taiga now distributor for Hoft, Canfor has Q1 loss, Target reports flat Q1 earnings, Bosch Group ends year with sales up 12 percent, building construction declines, and more!
- Hardlines survey reveals dealers still slow to adopt e-commerce for their stores
- Come to the Cologne Hardware Fair in 2024—and combine it with a Rhine cruise!
- Fake news or savvy marketing: How old is Canadian Tire anyway?
- Spectrum now able to complete Hardware & Home Improvement business sale
- PLUS: Start up retailer will take over Bed, Bath & Beyond locations, Home Hardware grand openings in Quebec, Taiga’s Q1 sales, RONA builds from the heart, comps down at Canadian Tire, Trusscore sponsors scholarships at Conestoga College, WRLA launches “Let's Go Build,” RCC to host annual conference, building permits up in March, and more!
- Beware of LBM industry “disruptors,” warns Taiga CEO in new Hardlines podcast
- Retail innovators will share their stories—and vision—at Hardlines Conference
- WRLA launches giant ad campaign to attract workers to the industry
- AQMAT conference identifies need for more downtime for dealers and staff
- PLUS: Canadian Tire acquires former Bed, Bath & Beyond locations, CGC to relaunch Nova Scotia quarry, Fedor joins Vicwest, Leis Lumber joins BMR, GMS adds Victoria dealer, Grainger reports Q1 sales, AD’s member sales up by six percent, Walmart Canada opens giant DC in Moncton, and more!
- Senior execs from Federated Co-op and RONA will present at Hardlines Conference
- Is the supply chain still broken? Distributors of LBM speak out
- RenoRun is running on empty as it seeks creditor protection and key exec quits
- Quebec association advocates shorter store hours to ensure better customer service
- PLUS: Igor Halencak joins Princess Auto, Guelph RONA dealer acquires another location, Tom Newton pivots to executive coaching, Target adds plastic plants, Hudson’s Bay opens 25th Zellers location, Canadian Tire breaks privacy laws, 3M cuts jobs, West Fraser’s first-quarter sales, Canadian Tire CEO awarded by RCC, retail sales edge down, and more!
- RONA begins awareness campaign preparing consumers for exit of Lowe’s brand
- BSIA’s partnership with Hardlines adds trade show to Whistler, B.C., conference
- Orgill’s family-owned status offers advantages to workers, says its senior HR exec
- Loyalty means more than points, something smart retailers are figuring out
- PLUS: Slack Lumber joins Sexton Group, Martin Lecomte leaves BMR, Peavey Mart renews partnership with speed-skater Brooklyn McDougall, RONA named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, ex-RONA CEO retires from Loblaw, Glidden now Walmart’s primary paint brand in the U.S., Air Miles struggles, housing starts fall by 11 percent, existing home sales rise in March, and more!
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