- Strong turnout, good weather help the success of WRLA Buying Show
- Peavey completes amalgamation of TSC Stores, maintains banners
- How the Gagnon companies are structured and their connection to Octo
- End of an era as the last two Zellers stores close their doors
- PLUS: Leadership changes at the Sexton Group, Lowe’s and RONA stores launch fundraising event, St. John’s dealers wait for the snow to clear, Sears Holdings agrees to settlement, Payworks joins with Retail Council, U.S. housing starts surge, building construction in Canada and more!
- Gagnon Group of stores leaves BMR, aligns with Octo
- Lowe’s adds cloud technology to help drive online sales
- Prepare your visit to world’s largest hardware show
- Econo Lumber leads way among independents battling shrinkage
- PLUS: Lowe’s and Google Cloud, Castle recruits new dealer development lead, IKEA Canada will shutter pick-up points, CanWel Chairman acquires shares, Nicholson and Cates adds line, Energizer Holdings finalizes sale, existing home sales down and more!
- TORBSA’s Bob Holmes: expect modest growth, more consolidation in 2020
- High freight costs a top priority for Canada’s northernmost dealer
- Lowe’s Cos. wrestles with the complexities of its Canadian business
- Why discount and dollar stores keep growing
- PLUS: HBC chairman sweetens takeover offer, executive changes at Orgill, Lowe’s starts hiring for spring, electronics show focuses on smart home technology, housing starts, Global DIY Summit set for Amsterdam in June and more!
- Movers, shakers and growers: the stories that shaped the industry in 2019
- Vendor letter from Home Hardware marks a new era of competitiveness
- Richelieu’s acquisition of MIBRO strengthens its presence with retailers
- Orgill President Boyden Moore assumes CEO role, Ron Beal remains as chairman
- PLUS: IKEA Canada to open smaller urban stores, Lowe’s and RONA collect toys for kids, Sears sells off DieHard, Roland Boulanger files for bankruptcy, Lowe’s teams up with Yardi, minority Canfor shareholders vote down bid, retail sales decrease, sales of existing Canadian homes up and more!
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • Tanbir Grover departs as head of Lowe’s Canada’s IT team
- • International Hardware Fair unveils next year’s trends
- • Home Depot adopts new tag line to market its omnichannel vision
- • Yes, your customers are shopping online more than ever
- PLUS: TIMBER MART signs another Ontario dealer, Ace Agassiz expands, Home Depot reaffirms outlook, BMR’s Holiday Operation supplies Christmas trees to the needy, Peter Kohler remembered, Jessica Kuepfer promoted at Home Hardware, Joe Jacklin at Regal ideas, ROCKWOOL expands AFA deal, Arrow Fastener on TV, Regal ideas creates winning entries, CHHMA cocktail in Montreal, housing starts, building permits and more!
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