Aug. 31, 2009

  • Top retail executives added to Conference lineup
  • Superior acquires Specialty Drywall
  • Edmonton firm makes offer for Canadian Tire stock
  • Lowe’s to enter Australia through joint venture
  • Can-Save forges distribution deal with manufactured stone supplier
  • PLUS: Ace results, Home Depot DC, RONA optimistic, new home Hardware buyer, Sears Canada results, retail sales up and more!
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Aug. 17, 2009

  • TIM-BR MART increases hardware focus with new buying team
  • Canadian Tire gets back to basics in latest quarter
  • RONA’s 2Q earnings drop on sluggish housing starts
  • RONA unveils specialty paint store
  • Canadian Tire renews contract with Debbie Travis
  • PLUS: Equity firm buys Armstrong, Costco sales down in July, Wells Lamont relaunches website, Holton joins OGC, Ruffolo leaves Castle, Vernon joins Freud — and more!
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Jul. 27, 2009

  • Home improvement retailing shows decline by second quarter
  • Feds pump cash into promotion of tax credit, forget to tell dealers
  • Stanley partners with Blue Jays in sponsorship deal
  • Wal-Mart announces sustainable product index
  • Sales pick up for high-end outdoor furniture
  • PLUS: CanWel opens DC, BMR adds member, Patene to open another, Sears starts Christmas early, Wal-Mart customers vote on new products — and more!
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Jul. 20, 2009

  • Canadians have strong showing at NRHA Convention
  • Home Hardware garden guru offers cost-saving tips
  • Canadian Tire rolls out chip card technology nationally
  • BMF launches merchandising program for dealers
  • Lowe’s gains in consumer preference over Home Depot
  • Small signs of recovery for U.S. as June housing inches up
  • PLUS: Wal-Mart, Grainger, CHHMA, Costco, the Canton Fair and more!
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Jul. 13, 2009

  • Housing starts increase in June
  • CanWel announces new-format show
  • CSA acquires UK testing company
  • Canadians not as green as they’d like to think
  • PLUS: RONA raises money, CSA makes acquisition, CIL develops scrubbable paint, Boulanger handles maibec, “ghostboxes” litter the landscape, True Value goes “hardwarian” and more!
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