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!

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!

September 6, 2010

  • 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!

August 23, 2010

  • 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!
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