May 13, 2024

  • Home Hardware CEO Kevin Macnab announces intention to retire
  • Where Quebecers put their trust: Canac leads on price, Home Depot scores on service
  • McMunn & Yates opens three more stores in Manitoba, all in one weekend
  • Canadian Tire’s newest promotion reflects growing value of loyalty programs
  • PLUS: Canadian Tire results still softer in Q1, Amazon’s sales up 13 percent in Q1, Canadian Tire and Canac align with Les Produits du Québec, Haney’s Yakovyshenko named BSIABC chair, AD reports first-quarter member sales, Pont-Masson makes hockey buzz with fun ad, Grainger’s sales, Ace Hardware debuts line of barbecue sauces, Tractor Supply reports Q1 net sales, Taiga reports Q1 sales, Canfor to acquire El Dorado lumber plant, and more!

May 6, 2024

  • Home Depot Canada’s pro business is catching up to its U.S. parent, says Michael Rowe
  • Canada’s housing needs will benefit the entire industry, say retail leaders
  • AQMAT unveils its “Family Portrait” of the Quebec industry as dealers change banners
  • PLUS: Pedro Da Silva named vice-president at Goodfellow, Kent opens new store in Riverview, Peavey Mart opens Manitoba store, RONA welcomes six new dealers, retailers get rid of self-checkouts, RONA stores raise money in May, Home Hardware stores in southwestern Ontario have new owner, AD Canada recognized, and more!

April 29, 2024

  • Home Hardware celebrates 60 years supporting dealers, serving communities
  • Home’s CEO talks about opportunities and challenges in anniversary year
  • Home Hardware uses anniversary to redefine company’s guiding principles
  • Orgill steps up tech both in DCs and for dealer customers, says CEO Boyden Moore
  • PLUS: New owners for Ontario Canadian Tire store, two Alberta stores switch to Home Hardware, IKEA introduces financial services, RONA completes sale of Terrebonne DC,  Aaron Jarosz promoted at Home Depot Canada, Brett Harrison now territory manager at Regal ideas, Wolseley Canada opening in North Surrey, U.S. co-ops merge, West Fraser posts results, and more!

April 22, 2024

  • Home Depot Canada president Michael Rowe talks about a new DC to serve pros
  • Selling your business after June 25? The federal budget has bad news for you
  • Why it matters that RONA was recognized as one of Canada’s greenest employers
  • Agility, targeted customer focus helped companies’ sales funnel after Covid
  • PLUS: Castle’s new member, Canadian Tire recognized as one of Canada’s most trusted brands, Amazon to launch a new rail service, Wolseley adds store in British Columbia, suspects accused of stealing $260,000 from Home Depot stores, Richelieu Hardware’s Q1 sales, housing starts, existing home sales, and more!

April 15, 2024

  • Hardlines exclusive: Peavey CEO Doug Anderson talks about cautious growth
  • Lee Valley Tools’ new Ottawa-area distribution centre is up and running
  • NHPA sessions at National Hardware Show provide practical takeaways for dealers
  • Reporting from DX3: Surviving the slowdown is a challenge for all retailers
  • PLUS: Jamal Hamad moves to RONA, no bonuses for Canadian Tire execs?, Castle’s latest member in Ontario, Home Hardware unveils BeautiTone Balcony at Blue Jays games, Dollarama reports Q4 earnings, Ontario Home Hardware dealer buys a competitor, Home Depot suffers another breach, Air Miles reinvents itself, building permits increase, and more!
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