October 3, 2022

  • Home Hardware relaunches dealer show with new location and format
  • Atlantic dealers face devastation and disruption in wake of Hurricane Fiona
  • Peavey CEO Doug Anderson sees big growth opportunities for Ace banner
  • New Ottawa store is Canadian Tire’s biggest ever
  • PLUS: Lowe’s Canada’s new Quebec dealer, IKEA Canada hosts art installation honouring Indigenous women and children, Home Hardware’s new loyalty partner, Costco’s Q4 sales, Lowe’s Canada joins Avion Rewards, BeautiTone unveils Colour of the Year, Goodfellow’s new wood-processing machine, retail sales figures, and more!

September 26, 2022

  • A Peavey first: buying show hosts Ace dealers plus Peavey managers
  • Canadian Tire supports staff in wake of homicide in Ontario store
  • Quebec association head calls for change to laws governing retail hours
  • Yes, it’s getting tired. The U.S. attacks Canadian softwood—again
  • PLUS: Christine Joannou joins Luxo Marbre, Brian Glen appointed at VicWest, Crown Building Supplies marks anniversary, Home Hardware holds Homecoming, Lowe’s launches interactive store tech, Walmart Canada to build Quebec fulfilment centre, B.C. association to host Westcoast Tour, inflation rate falls, U.S. housing starts up, and more!

September 19, 2022

  • At BMR, promotion of Claudie Gervais is part of a wider reorg, says CEO
  • These experts will share their retail insights at the upcoming Hardlines Conference
  • Online building materials supplier offers “last mile” service for pros
  • Home Depot assesses its diversity and responsible forestry policies
  • PLUS: Princess Auto to open more stores in 2023, Hickey’s TIMBER MART holds grand opening, Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre adds store, Dollarama reports Q2 earnings, Garaga acquires North Central Door, M-D Pro’s new website, International Hardware Fair is on soon, home resales down again, building construction rises, and more!

September 12, 2022

  • Marianne Thompson appointed chief commercial officer at Home Hardware
  • RONA’s Quebec City buying event is only one part of a three-pronged strategy
  • CertainTeed Canada names Julie Bonamy Racine as its first-ever female CEO
  • PLUS: Home Hardware and FlipGive, leadership shakeup at Lowe’s in the U.S., Keeling assumes his new role at Castle, Lowe’s Canada donates to SickKids, Jacques Roy’s 50 years of service, Home Hardware and Tree Canada, Herb Kohler Jr. dies, registration opens for National Hardware Show, U.S. construction, and more!

September 4, 2022

  • Canadians want to renovate rather than move, new study reveals
  • Canadian Tire ends Q2 with 18 percent more inventory
  • Lowe’s to launch tool rentals in U.S., Canada expected to follow suit
  • Home Hardware dealer loved this shopping mall so much that he bought it
  • PLUS: Home Hardware’s Jessica Kuepfer wins Ironman Canada, Castle golf tournament raises money for Sick Kids, Canac scouts Magog location, Home Hardware opens in Longlac, AQMAT’s Richard Darveau on TV, Lowe’s Canada brings back Heroes campaign, Walmart invites Canadian merchants, building permits tumble, Sico and Dulux pick colours of the year, U.S. new home sales fall, and more!
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