July3_01

  • * Pro Hardware finds growth with disgruntled dealers
  • * U.S. consumer group opposes latest softwood lumber bill
  • * Container Store: employee success story
  • * Wal-Mart starts rolling outlet self-serve checkouts
  • * GDP remains unchanged in April

Jun. 26, 2001

  • * Sodisco-Howden buys Weber's retail division
  • * EXPO stores here part of 3-year plan, says Home Depot president
  • * Johns Manville to merge with investor group
  • * LP and Slocan form OSB joint venture
  • * Canfor modernizes its Grande Prairie mill

June25_01

  • * Newest Home Depot features small appliances, etc.
  • * CHS 2002 will feature décor "show within a show"
  • * McDiarmid Lumber moves into gypsum supply
  • * Alliance to hold meetings in conjunction with Hardlines Conference
  • * Retail sales creep up in April
  • * Wal-Mart gets hit with U.S. class action suit

Jun. 19, 2001

  • * Wayne Sales in Harvard
  • * Sodisco-Howden in Vancouver
  • * Canadian Tire in more automotive
  • * Adult Depot in hot water with Home Depot
  • * Building permits in decline

June18_01

  • * Sexton Group makes inroads into Southern Ontario
  • * Home Hardware picks up contractor tips from Beaver programs
  • * Marketing Conference will feature contractor selling tips, employee retention strategies
  • * Price of new houses rises in April
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