Sep. 19, 2005

  • • Home Depot’s Tom Taylor focuses on high end
  • • IT remains important at every levels
  • • RONA opens “urban” big box in B.C.
  • • Katrina sharpens need for timber
  • • True Value increases global sourcing
  • • Ace renews Madden’s contract
  • • Costello gets Home Depot compensation
  • • Losses force Kingfisher to restructure

Sep. 12, 2005

  • • Home Depot joins forces with Mike Holmes
  • • Katrina’s devastation will take years to repair
  • • ILDC member adds store
  • • Big boxes show appliance gains
  • • Sears CEO gets ousted
  • • Home Depot opens first smaller store in Ontario
  • • Wal-Mart ads like Target?

Sep. 6, 2005

  • • Industry responds to Katrina’s devastation
  • • Bargain Building Materials adds franchisees
  • • TruServ, TORBSA and groceries
  • • Sears Canada sells credit card business
  • • Lanoga buys big independent
  • • Lowe’s plans new distribution center

Aug. 29, 2005

  • • Home Depot’s new top merchant will speak at Conference
  • • Industry sizzles in ’04
  • • Canadian Tire gets new concept in Vancouver
  • • TSC strikes deal with co-op
  • • CanWel’s results impacted by conversion
  • • Ace, True Value report 2Q
  • • Whirlpool and Maytag merge
  • • Scotts to buy Rod McLennan

Aug. 1, 2005

  • • Home Depot, TruServ, Canadian Tire join executive conference
  • • Saint Gobain ups bid for BPB
  • • Stock makes acquisitions
  • • Profits up for top chains
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