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!

April 26, 2010

  • Now president, Straus outlines vision for Home Hardware
  • TruServ cleans up books in 2009
  • RONA stops selling inefficient toilets
  • Why Home Depot wants Canadians to go greenexpands pain
  • PLUS: Home Hardware expands paint factory, Sure-Gro acquired, new hire at Rust-Oleum, manufacturing sales up —and more!

April 19, 2010

  • Home Hardware builds momentum with new dealers
  • TIM-BR MART adds members in Atlantic and Ontario
  • PARA Paints creates designer collection
  • RONA accelerates recruitment of independents
  • Atis buys Ontario door and window maker
  • Industry veteran pens hardware history
  • PLUS: McDiarmid Lumber’s newest store, Esmail moves within Home Depot, Canadian Tire’s newest initiative, new General Manager for Millwork Home Centre, another RONA big box, TSC’s expansion — and more!
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