- Lowe’s, BMR, Sexton Group among presenters at 2022 Hardlines Conference
- Gillfor reinforces national reach with takeover of AFA Forest Products
- Home Depot’s latest appointments reinforce its online commitment
- Urban dealers face challenges amidst rising rents, increased densification
- PLUS: Home Depot Canada Foundation increases investment in supporting homeless youth, Home Hardware supports kids’ sports, Hudson’s Bay’s historic building in downtown Winnipeg turned over to First Nations, return of Slegg’s pro show, Walmart Canada retail staff get wearables, U.S. home sales tank, and more!
- Call for entries: enter your banner in the 2022 Outstanding Retailer Awards!
- Calgary’s Hillhurst Hardware sells to pros the old-fashioned way
- Both new and existing housing markets show signs of cooling off in March
- Takeaways from NHPA conference at NHS: focus on your staff, online sales
- PLUS: Lowe’s Canada named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, Grainger has been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best, Wolseley Canada celebrates B.C. opening, vendors face made-in-America movement, Tractor Supply Co.’s Q1 sales, Husqvarna to acquire Heger, U.S. housing starts rise, investment in building construction up in February, and more!
- What every home improvement leader can learn from John Herbert
- Home Hardware restructures its VPs into “executive leadership team”
- Hardlines Survey shows dealers cite supply chain issues as biggest concern
- Housing market forecast: unit sales slow, but prices keep rising
- PLUS: Kent opens big box in Moncton, newest Princess Auto is in Quebec, Lowe’s Canada named business awards finalist, TORBSA’s second Virtual Vendor Expo, new manager roles at Embassy Tiles, Dollarama bumps up prices, True Value acquires paint business, CertainTeed Canada installs heat recovery technology, U.S. retail sales, and more!
- Despite lighter attendance, Vegas show manages to draw key Canuck buyers
- Buying group leaders mull whether home improvement spending will stay strong
- In Winnipeg, WRLA holds first in-person show in more than two years
- BMR adds members and stores in both Quebec and Ontario
- PLUS: Suzanne Walsh promoted at Sexton Group, Roger Plante retires from King Marketing, two more RONA stores in Quebec, Home Hardware dealer named a Young Retailer of the Year, Canac gets plaudits for April Fool’s joke, Home Hardware named a Top Fleet Employer—again, RDTS hires and promotes, West Fraser reduces capacity at mill, Mike Smith joins Liteline, American Standard gets on HGTV, building permits rise, and more!
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