- Lowe's hires new president for Canada
- Castle celebrates 50th at WRLA Show
- TIM-BR MART updates logo for its dealers
- Global e-commerce tops $1 trillion in 2012
- Quebec association hosts industry achievers at gala
- Scotiabank forecasts hold on interest rates through 2014
- PLUS: Search is on for RONA CEO, new commodity buyer at Castle, TIMBER MART dealer sponsors tournament on Hockey Day, Big boxes start hiring for spring, fire closes MDL plant, RONA to close Sarnia store, Castle adds Quebec dealer, Target’s loyalty program now available here —and more!
- TIM-BR MART makes management changes, Slegg resigns as chair
- Modest growth forecast for industry: exclusive report
- TSC Stores pursues growth in 2013
- Canadian Tire previews spring-summer lines
- Shoppers research online but buy in-store
- PLUS: TruServ announces spring show dates, Richelieu year end, Home Depot Center could get renamed, GDP rises slowly, Tractor Supply has strong year end, U.S. housing starts up —and more!
- Board shuffle keeps the peace with RONA shareholders
- Prairie Showcase draws dealers despite cold snap
- LBMAO decides to terminate buying show
- WRLA partnership adds education, services for members
- Canadian Tire announces extensive sports sponsorships
- Vicwest buys majority of All Weather Panels
- PLUS: RONA promises to unveil key metrics, Walmart to expand, Ace battles zombies, Target faces price disparity, acquisitions drive Stanley B&D revenue, Lafarge helps out, industry sales down —and more!
- 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!
- 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!
