September 20, 2010

Industry forecast to rebound in 2010-11
TIM-BR MART and IRLY co-host import show
Home Hardware Market features innovation and solidarity
Canadian Tire retools for growth
Home Depot donates $1 million to environmental centre
PLUS: CanWel gets listed, RONA invests in young dealers, TSC hires new buyer, Taymor honours long-time employee, Master Lock intros new ad, Home Hardware offers new paint palettes, B&Q goes green —and more!

September 13, 2010

Home Hardware measures up mid-year
TORBSA announces new President and board
McMunn and Yates DC supports added expansion
Home Depot builds on 2Q operational improvements
Sears opens first stand-alone Craftsman store
PLUS: RONA mentors young retailers, housing starts down again in August, CanWel + Broadleaf hires regional team, Master Lock goes in with a bang, Medline to leave Canadian Tire, Sears Canada rides for cancer, Ace offers new Visa card —and mco —and more!

Orgill Show hosts record number of Canadians
Home Hardware beefs up its logistics system
Former Weiser exec to steer Dusko’s relaunch of Stanley Doors
RONA expands its affiliate dealer-owner network
Ideal acquires SK Hand Tools
PLUS: RONA announces two more Réno-Dépôts, Home Depot leads on LEDs, MasterBrand gets Martha Stewart, Ace ranked number one, Target to close garden centres, Costco moves into malls, Sherwin Williams to buy Swedish company, Taymor honours long-time service
—and more!

TIM-BR MARTS confirms dates for own show
Home Depot and Lowe’s enjoy increases in second quarter
RONA continues to gain ground in second quarter
Downs and Simko named to run CanWel divisions
Seasonal sales up for Canadian Tire in second quarter
Certainteed offers educations seminars
PLUS: Owens Corning promotes McFadden, Ace revenues up, CGC launches new website, Ames True Temper makes acquisition, housing starts, Wal-Mart, Costco —and more!

McMunn & Yates opens new location
PLUS: CanWel reports strong second quarter, building permits —but not a lot more this week!
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