Nov. 22, 2004

  • • Done deal: Homecare and Tim-BR-Marts unite
  • • Home Depot & Lowe's: big boxes make big gains
  • • Kmart buys Sears
  • • CanWel aims to keep customers with Sodisco takeover
  • • Hudson's Bay combines management teams
  • • Cologne creates Asian sourcing show
  • • TruServ U.S. replaces buying team
  • • Canadian Tire signs Debbie Travis

Nov15_04

  • • Retail association closes its doors
  • • Sodisco-Howden gets friendly bid from CanWel
  • • Rona profits soar in 3Q
  • • Ace's results measure up
  • • Lowe's lends helping hand at Christmas

Nov8_04

  • • TruServ's Lieberman resigns unexpectedly
  • • Sodisco-Howden begins defining its banners
  • • Masco's big box sales slip
  • • TruServ Canada moves rural format West
  • • Kingfisher steps up Eastern European expansion

Nov1_04

  • • TruServ in U.S. strives for "Lexus-like" service
  • • Co-ops take lion's share of U.S. wholesale pie
  • • TruServ Canada develops "best practice" store
  • • TSG wants to emulate BMR, ILDC
  • • Canadian show adds seminars

Oct25_04

  • • Buying groups could join forces
  • • Sears adds appliances in 28 U.S. stores
  • • Rona exceeds targets with 2004 recruitments
  • • Do it Best returns record rebates
  • • Stanley to sell home décor unit
  • • Home Depot in Australia?
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