May 31, 2010

  • Home Hardware dealer wins NRHA’s Young Retailer of the Year
  • First-quarter successes poise RONA for renewed growth
  • Canadian Tire strengthens automotive strategy
  • KitchenAid partners with celebrity chefs
  • PLUS:Jumpstart Day for Canadian Tire, Walmart’s first quarter, buyer appointment at Home Hardware, Sherwin-Williams acquisition, Hilti awarded, Stanley closes National factories, — and more!

May 24, 2010

  • Home Depot’s results are “better than planned”
  • Verschuren no longer running Home Depot Asia
  • Canadian stores contribute to Lowe’s 1Q improvement
  • Home opens first Furniture store in Toronto
  • Independents rank high in customer satisfaction
  • PLUS: Straus named to Canadian Hall of Fame, RONA renames Lansing stores, Deere reports results, Ace makes international appointments, Sears Canada down — and more!

May 17, 2010

  • Lowe’s Canada alerts vendors to timetable for openings
  • RONA sees sales, profits rise in first quarter
  • CanWel’s 1Q sales up on Broadleaf acquisition
  • Canadian Tire enjoys strong first-quarter despite weather
  • Home Hardware formalizes designer magazine partnership
  • International Lowe’s buyer meets with Canuck vendors
  • PLUS: IRLY, TIM-BR MART, Home Hardware, Loblaw, Costco, True Value, Wolseley, Grainger, Asda —and more!

May 10, 2010

  • Hardware Show attracts international visitors, including Canadians
  • TIM-BR MART reprises Junior Hockey sponsorship
  • Tailgate Party puts American-style stamp on NHS
  • Canadian Tire expects to reach optimum store count
  • RONA’s new ads reinforce sustainable product choices
  • National Hardware Show to co-locate with NRHA Convention
  • PLUS: Sears carries Hitachi, CHHMA elects new board, Henkel up in 1Q, losses deepen at Builders FirstSource, building permits up —and more!

May 3, 2010

  • Kent makes acquisition in Nova Scotia
  • Rationalization of ranks continues at Stanley Black & Decker
  • Home Depot agrees to vendor meetings to explain MET
  • Home Depot agrees to vendor meetings to explain MET
  • Canadian Tire maxes out store count
  • BMR launches home staging program
  • Home dealers convert to new look
  • PLUS: Home Hardware DC turns 25, TIM-BR MART VP quits, Gagnon buys another store, Masco results, CPI up in March — and more!
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