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!

Sep. 14, 2009

  • Huggins to lead Lowe’s in Canada
  • RONA hires new head of dealer development
  • TIM-BR MART holds Junior Hockey challenge
  • PLUS: Sears Canada, JELD-WEN, Ace, Mirage, B&Q, housing starts — and more!

Sep. 8, 2009

  • RONA named sponsor of Toronto Maple Leafs
  • New TIM-BR MART program will target hardware stores
  • As time runs out on HRTC, dealers get innovative
  • WRLA offers NASCAR outing to members
  • Canadians check out Orgill’s fall market
  • PLUS: Castle golf raises money, housing starts to rebound, Wal-Mart goes paperless, RONA celebrates 70th, CanWel gets new distribution deal, Delta expands its commercial line and — you guessed it — much more!
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