- Orgill hosts new products, new ideas at its latest dealer market in Orlando, Florida
- Dealers face lull post-Covid that is being felt North America wide, says Orgill EVP
- Lowe’s profits rise in 2023, even with Canada out of the equation
- Home Hardware to launch tiny homes, remains committed to urban stores
- PLUS: RONA hosts Vendor Forum, Brian Warr joins Castle dealer development team, San Francisco hardware store copes with “rampant shoplifting,” Amazon’s partnership with Quebec non-profit and the death of Panier Bleu, Taiga reports sagging Q4 sales, existing home sales in the U.S., and more!
- Save The Date: this year’s Hardlines Conference moves to Charlevoix, Quebec
- TIMBER MART’s second hybrid buying show attracts dealers nationwide
- Hit by housing softness in 2023, Home Depot keeps up pro focus
- Dealers face rising costs of delivery as part of doing business with pros
- PLUS: Walmart reports Q4 earnings, building construction edges up, Jim Rivas promoted to president at Tyndale Advisors, inflation drops, Canada Greener Homes grant to end, Canadian Tire's product development labs, Owens Corning's results, and more!
- Canadian Tire’s annual results fall short of company’s expectations
- Home Hardware’s Laura Baker talks about branding, continued focus on consumers
- Sexton’s newest member joins that group’s growing roster of pre-fab home builders
- Housing sales show signs of life entering 2024, with strong year-over-year gains
- PLUS: Patrick Morin doubles size of DC, Martina Pileggi promoted to North American HR lead at Hillman, M-D’s Andrew Gladstone gets promotion, Halifax’s Payzant Home Hardware opens fulfilment centre, Ontario couple arrested for Home Depot thefts, West Fraser reports fourth-quarter loss, Western Forest Products reports net loss, Interfor records (wait for it) a net loss, and more!
- Kent becomes second Canadian member of European buying group A.R.E.N.A.
- Big box sales slowed more than independents’ after Covid, Hardlines Retail Report reveals
- RONA makes executive changes and converts a Réno-Dépôt store to RONA+ banner
- Mayfair’s Edmonton facility positions it for greater northern access
- PLUS: Castle signs new dealer and adds location, Saskatchewan RONA store has new owners, Canadian Tire online ad draws smiles, Brad Rutledge promoted at Wolseley Canada, Tractor Supply’s sales decline, Lowe’s launches Style Studio, West Fraser completes mill sale, building permits decrease, and more!
- Layoffs, DC closures at RONA reflect industry-wide challenges
- TIMBER MART president Bernie Owens looks to the year ahead
- Home Hardware introduces a credit card loyalty program for contractors
- IKEA promises to cut prices on a range of products to increase affordability
- PLUS: Lee Valley Tools takes top spot in Léger report, Quebec dealer joins Home Hardware, Metro’s first-quarter sales, Bruno Baldessari returns to RONA, Hillman acquires chain company and celebrates anniversary, Patricia Lachance joins Acceo, West Fraser announces mill closure, CPI rises again, and more!
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