October 25, 2010

  • Business sessions key to upcoming HARDLINES Conference
  • TSC unveils online distribution strategy
  • La Coop steps up partnership with Laurentide Paint
  • Loyalty, private label and sports figure in RONA’s strategy
  • PLUS: RONA unit makes acquisition, Sears offers protection, WD-40 enjoys healthy fourth quarter, Stanley B&D reports 3Q, Target faces hurdle in Canada —and more!

October 18, 2010

  • Industry leaders prepare for HARDLINES Conference
  • Castle evaluates suppliers following consolidation
  • Lowe’s Canada re-organizes buying team
  • TruServ will function as alternative banner for RONA
  • China Show positioned as leading Asian hardware fair
  • PLUS: Lowe’s opens two more, Castle opens new offices, Lowe’s Canada gets new vp, housing starts down, Certainteed gets eco certification, Home Depot offers nifty condo mailer —and more!

October 11, 2010

  • TIM-BR MART enters distribution business with CanWel purchase
  • TIM-BR MART plans “business as usual” for CanWel acquisition
  • RONA plans to expand dealer options with TruServ acquisition
  • Independents weigh options amidst latest consolidation
  • RONA’s commercial division to buy Don Park
  • PLUS: Lowe’s Canada opens 18th store, Home dealer innovates, IRLY adds member, Target promises stores in Canada, Loblaw goes mobile, Ikea erects green roofs, Costco reports year end, Ikea reveals sales, B&Q plans franchises —and more!

October 4, 2010

  • Rona to Acquire TruServ Canada
  • Recruitment increases at Home Hardware
  • Richelieu grows with latest acquisition
  • Marwood stays focused on timber products
  • Big brands sign up for 2011 Totally Shows
  • PLUS: Canadian Tire helps Igor victims, Richelieu results, Verschuren wins award, Target in urban centres, Owens Corning on the web, —and more!

September 27, 2010

  • TIM-BR MART and IRLY plan expanded hardlines distribution
  • Calgary opening is Lowe’s first in Western Canada
  • Succession planning key to RONA’s recruitment strategy
  • Advertising ramps up at Home Hardware Market
  • PLUS: Sears riders fight cancer, Acklands Grainger makes Quebec acquisition, U.S. building permits up slightly, Kingfisher sees slight improvement in Europe, Home Hardware plants trees, Walmart builds smaller urban stores —and more!
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