October 22 2012

  • Prairie Showcase to move to Calgary in 2015
  • Home Depot stores in GTA carrying compact power equipment
  • TIM-BR MART helps members identify “succession opportunities”
  • RONA will roll out first contractor stores later this year
  • Do it Best announces double-digit growth at latest market
  • PLUS: HBC embarks on IPO, Loblaw lays off 700, Home Depot will roll out employee maximization program, Home Hardware supports Communities in Bloom, Stanley B&D turns attention to emerging markets, shuffle at Orgill, Akzo Nobel reports loss, Screwfix to enter France —and more!

October 15 2012

  • Home Depot expands services to contractors
  • Menards continues its Great Lakes incursion
  • Walmart Canada gets aggressive about expansion
  • Consumer confidence rising in Quebec
  • Home Hardware Dealer welcomes Home Depot’s “unwanted” pets
  • PLUS: RONA fixes football fields, Bain buys Apex, Costco reports results, Spectrum completes B&D unit buyout, Wal-Mart offers debit card, housing starts are down in Ontario —and more!

October 1 2012

  • Home Hardware stays course at fall market
  • RONA increases services to independents
  • Exclusive: the man who started Home Depot Rentals
  • True Value focuses on women, private labels, at fall market
  • PLUS: RONA gets app, New Brunswick town gets Ace store, Hilti gets Holmes, all provinces get retail increase, Paulin gets Arceneaux, Winnipeg gets Ikea, Halloween gets bigger, Spectrum may get B&D unit —and more!

October 8 2012

  • TruServ show features services for independents
  • Home Depot launches drywall delivery service
  • Young retailers share concerns
  • Toronto housing resales dip in September
  • China International Hardware Show hits new high
  • PLUS: Straus up to bat, Pottery Barn in Edmonton, TIM-BR MART’s next show, Kaycan completes acquisition, Tractor Supply has succession plan, Richelieu’s third quarter —and more!

September 24 2012

  • RONA unveils contractor store at show
  • BMR no longer part of OCTO’s hardware program
  • Lowe’s withdraws RONA offer
  • Home Hardware plays host to fall market
  • Kent steps up expansion, revives big box format
  • Home Depot to close remaining big box stores in China
  • Lowe’s woos college sports fans
  • PLUS: Woodland goes Home Hardware, GFI rebrands, OGC celebrates 30th, Hilti ends arrangement with Home Depot, RONA supports local football, Leduc rejoins Mitre 10 —and more!
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