- Podcast: Sexton Group VP shares sales outlook as COVID restrictions ease
- In conversation with Amar Doman, CanWel head and new owner of BC Lions
- With port purchase, Canadian Tire is latest retailer to take control of supply
- Home Depot invests in supply chain to meet challenge of erratic inventories
- PLUS: Home Hardware sponsors Tim Hortons’ Roll Up To Win, Canac aids Quebec charities, West Fraser adjusts output levels, Home Hardware dealer adds Quebec store, Walmart Canada breaks ground on first Atlantic DC, Target sales to top $100 billion, Blanco reports record sales, IKO to build new quarry, existing home sales in the U.S., and more!
- Home Depot, Lowe’s share strong Q3 results despite lower comps
- Darrin Noble, former Home Hardware exec, moves to Cloverdale Paint
- Orgill CEO outlines next steps as company holds another virtual market
- Ace banner re-enters Atlantic Canada with member in Newfoundland
- PLUS: Castle adds Newfoundland dealer, Lowe’s Canada’s Heroes Campaign gets underway, Walmart posts strong earnings, sales jump for BuildDirect, Ace Hardware reports record Q2 revenues, Jim Jenkins remembered, Taiga reports Q2 sales, get in on Loblaw’s expanded online sales through CHPA, Stanley Black & Decker to buy up rest of MTD, retail sales up, housing starts down, and more!
-
- SUMMER PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: This is our only issue of Hardlines to be published in August. We will resume our regular schedule with our Sept. 6 edition. But never fear—the Virtual World Headquarters remains open during this time.
- IN OUR SPECIAL SUMMER READING ISSUE:
- In this issue, we give you more content than usual, since we’re only publishing once this month. We also encourage you to do a deep dive into this issue, as we present not just news, but trends and ideas, to help you grow your business and your professional awareness.
- News
- Value of staff, pro customers will be highlighted at 25th Hardlines Conference
- Orgill opens new distribution centre in U.S. Northeast
- High-tech production simplifies installation of Owens Corning’s newest insulation
- Why it matters: Staying informed sets you apart from your competitors. This is Hardlines’ mandate every week, to raise the bar in home improvement retail through industry intelligence. Learn more about the biggest education and networking event of the season, how Orgill is expanding to serve independents, and product improvements from a legacy supplier.
- Governance & Human Relations
- Home Depot, a values-based company, issues sustainability report
- Lowe’s Canada’s sustainability report supports environment, communities, staff
- Why it matters: ESG is the newest way companies are being assessed—and valued. It refers to a company’s operations in three areas: environmental, social, and corporate governance. These factors are guiding how Wall Street and Bay Street evaluate companies. That includes how they treat their people. Two industry leaders raise the bar in these areas.
- Trends
- Will lumber prices fall anytime soon? Opinions vary
- SPECIAL REPORT: Dealers in buying groups hold their own through COVID
- Employers get creative to find new hires in a competitive job market
- Why it matters: The day-to-day keeps us busy, well, day to day. But stepping back to look at the bigger picture helps round out our understanding of the industry. Here, we examine the direction lumber pricing may take and share some cool proprietary info about buying groups while sharing some strategies companies in other sectors are using to get—and keep—workers.
- PLUS: stolen pressure-treated lumber as good as gold, FCL reaches new agreement with employees at its Edmonton DC, Princess Auto opens Quebec location, Grainger reports Q2 earnings, Guillevin to acquire McLoughlan Supplies, West Fraser sees Q2 sales rise, 3M earnings, Canfor enjoys increases in the second quarter, building permits rise in June, U.S. construction remains almost flat, and more!
- Hardlines Conference will offer hybrid setting with an amazing speaker lineup
- Top retail consultant, innovative independent dealer to join Hardlines Conference
- Lumber prices started falling, then the forest fires in B.C. complicated things
- Technology helps Patrick Morin’s outside sales teams stay connected
- PLUS: Canfor curtails production, Giant Tiger’s newest store, Tractor Supply reports Q2 net sales increase, Carlisle acquires Henry Co., Canton Fair goes hybrid, Spyder circ saw blades now at Lowe’s Canada, wooden pallet makers face lumber shortages, existing Canadian homes fall by 8.4 percent, U.S. retail sales for June, and more!
- SUMMER PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: Hardlines will be published just once in August, on Aug. 9. We will resume our regular schedule with our Sept. 6 edition. But never fear—the Virtual World Headquarters remains open during this time.
- As RONA ends relationship with Matériaux Pont-Masson, the dealer moves to BMR
- Home Hardware partners with FlipGive to invest in youth sports
- Peavey Industries secures naming rights to Red Deer sports complex
- Provinces loosen retail rules as vaccination rates continue to climb nationally
- PLUS: Sexton Group supports Well Made Here, Lowe’s Canada supports pediatric cancer research, Castle adds two new members, Richelieu doubles its Q2 profits, wood pallet production stretched thin, building construction cools in May, and more!
- SUMMER PUBLISHING SCHEDULE: Please note that Hardlines will be published just once in August, on Aug. 9. There will be no issues on Aug. 2, 16, 23, or 30. We will resume our regular schedule with our Sept. 6 edition. But never fear—the Virtual World Headquarters remains open during this time.
Older Newsletters
Newer Newsletters
