October 19 2020

  • Hardlines speaks with Home Hardware’s top merchant
  • BMR Group holds its first virtual buying show
  • Exclusive report identifies retail market leaders in each province
  • CHHMA appeals to feds to create rules for vendor contracts with retailers
  • PLUS: Kawartha Home Hardware adds store, Lowe’s Canada’s Heroes Campaign, National Hardware Show wraps up first-ever virtual edition, OS&B hires retail manager, Walmart Canada to hire 10,000, Ace Hardware ranks as franchise’s fifth and more!

October 12 2020

  • Michael Rowe heads Home Depot Canada, Jeff Kinnaird heading to Atlanta
  • TSC Stores begin their switch to Peavey Mart this month
  • National Hardware Show begins today. Have you signed up?
  • WRLA to replace live Buying Show with virtual event in January
  • PLUS: Lowe’s Canada pays bonuses, Sexton Group adds three new members, BMR adds Quebec dealer, Ace Hardware ranks among franchisors, Lee Valley launches mobile shopping tool, OLFA Corp. establishes two North American companies, residential construction rises and more!

October 5 2020

  • Ace, Home Hardware wrap up virtual shows, BMR’s starts today
  • Latest members attest to growth strategy of TORBSA’s new president
  • Vendor survey reveals a wide range of impacts felt by COVID-19
  • Home Depot sees growth in DIY traffic during pandemic
  • PLUS: Lowe’s Canada is recruiting, TORBSA adds new members, RONA Weyburn celebrates, Costco’s Q4, Giant Tiger appoints new CEO, Regal ideas partners with Sherwood Lumber, U.S. home sales and more!

September 28 2020

  • National Hardware Show and conference will go live—and virtual—in two weeks
  • Shop-Vac’s demise not a reflection of how vendors are faring under COVID
  • NRHA expands membership, changes name to include paint retailers
  • FROM THE ARCHIVES: business conditions were soft 25 years ago this week
  • PLUS: Outdoor heaters are hot sellers, first-ever virtual Ace Canada show, Home Depot reinvents Black Friday sales event, Beauti-Tone announces Colour of the Year, Western rep for Liteline, IKEA Canada named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, building construction increases, retail sales on the rise and more!

September 21 2020

  • Orgill’s online buying market considered a success by both dealers and vendors
  • Home Hardware steps up presence in Quebec with three new dealers
  • Hardlines president reports on the past year’s trends—and what lies ahead
  • Lowe’s introduces rental departments across U.S. stores
  • PLUS: BMF announces appointments to its leadership team, Chemong Home Hardware honoured, Home Depot’s hurricane preparedness seminars, Amazon to hire 100,000, IKEA Canada warns of office furniture shortage, Uniboard to host first virtual product launch, existing Canadian home sales rise, U.S. retail sales and more!
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