June 4 2012

  • Morrison: TruServ a “powerful choice for independents”
  • Krivicky now heads up RONA’s store redeployment
  • HTV features hot new products from the Vegas show
  • Sears tries to reconnect with new-look stores
  • PLUS: Bev in Paris, Canadian Tire to close sports stores, CanSave hosts expo, CFL player wins Home’s humanitarian award, U.S. house resales up, Schering joins ProfitMaster, Sears sells Cantrex, Kingfisher impacted by weather, Home Hardware awards CFLer, Blackwood Pike joins Labrador retailer, Hart Stores still struggling —and more!

May 28 2012

  • TIM-BR MARTS CEO seeks vendor input to grow
  • Exclusive interview: Home Hardware’s Paul Straus
  • Chalifour will realign distribution channels
  • Lowe’s makes gains in first quarter
  • True Value conversion made easy
  • PLUS: retail sales up, Crate and Barrel opens in Montreal, Task wins big in Vegas, Costco third quarter, U.S. home sales rise, Bebis makes a move, Home dealer plants trees, Nobbs joins IKO —and more!

May 21 2012

  • New store will be a prototype for BMR – and beyond
  • TIM-BR MARTS launches largest campaign ever
  • Castle increases ranks with seven new dealers
  • Home Depot enjoys “stronger than expected start to the year”
  • Home Hardware turns to social media
  • PLUS: TIM-BR MARTS gets new member, wholesale sales up, Sears Canada turns a profit, Canadian Tire money, Ace results, Walmart’s first quarter —and more!

May 14 2012

  • Slow January impacts RONA’s first-quarter same store-sales
  • Same-store sales up for Canadian Tire in first quarter
  • Marketing department drives Home’s brand strategy
  • RONA restructures commercial team
  • Dealer carves niche with ladies’ only night
  • PLUS: Cantech goes pink, housing up on multiples, Lowe’s intros interactive app, Canadian Tire offers premium paint, CIL goes VOC-free —and more!

May 7 2012

  • National Hardware Show attracts independents
  • Lowe's Aussie buyers looking for vendors at NHS
  • Lowe's Canada invests in kids with online building series
  • Home's new colour palette aims to simplify choices
  • Lowe's takes the competitive offensive
  • PLUS:Millwork and RONA cut the ribbon, McAreavey to leave Home Depot Canada, TIM-BR MART dealer wins customer service award, RONA's paint recovery goes national, ITW celebrates 100th, Home hands over chair, Tembec's forest products flat, RONA employee buys the store, TOTO to carry Villeroy & Boch ―and more!
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