Oct. 26, 2009

  • Re-investment in stores essential says Canadian Tire vp
  • Buying groups look to gain share in down market
  • Roots: build your brand inside and out
  • Crossroads C&I partners with John`s Manville
  • IRLY's newest member has grave product selection
  • PLUS: Signature pulls out of ladder business, Wal-Mart will build smaller stores, Ace dealers sue, a cashier-free Tesco - and more!

Oct. 12, 2009

  • IRLY continues reorg
  • Is the recession really over: what’s next?
  • RONA celebrates its 70th birthday
  • Lowe’s and Home Depot line up insulation suppliers
  • Canadian company gets — royal — Belgian approval
  • PLUS: Housing starts slip, Linens ’N Things in Home Outfitters , Canadian Tire backs kids’ hockey, nasty drywall, Tractor Supply — and more!

Oct. 5, 2009

  • Donaldson to retire from CanWel
  • RONA releases more details of new reality home show
  • Canada affected by reorg of Lowe’s international businesses
  • German garden fair showcases leisure living
  • Ace stores test phone-in product locator
  • PLUS: “urban” Home Hardware, new vp retail at FCL, another Chester Dawe store, curved Canadian Tire card, B&Q battles in China, RDTS celebrates — and more!
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Sep. 28, 2009

  • RONA and Leafs seal sports sponsorship deal
  • Lowe’s lays out Canadian growth, barely
  • Message to Harper government: extend the HRTC
  • Lowe’s reveals store productivity strategies
  • RONA gets serious about certified wood
  • PLUS: new BMR store, Ikea year end, Hudson’s Bay may go public, Walmart goes high efficiency, retail sales drop — and more!
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Sep. 21, 2009

  • Anna Olsen, innovations at Home Hardware market
  • Home dealers show increased optimism at latest market
  • RONA launches recycled paint outside of Quebec
  • Lowe’s will use Canadian experience to expand Down Under
  • Home Depot will carry Martha Stewart brand
  • PLUS: RONA on TV, Wal-Mart’s latest strategy, RONA’s newest store, Home Depot considers more expansion, Grainger buys Japanese company, CPI up, or maybe it’s down — and more!
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