- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • BMR evaluates dealer recruitment plans to enhance its growth
- • TIMBER MART signs two dealers in Eastern Ontario
- • Key executives step back at WSB Titan as company readies for future
- • Artificial intelligence: the future of retail is already here
- PLUS: New RONA Appliance & Design Showroom by Coast Builders, FCL blames Calgary Co-op, Loblaw launches “curated marketplace” online, HBC shareholders warned, CanWel to buy back shares, Stanley Black & Decker trains workers to get along with AI, sales of existing U.S. homes and more!
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • Lowe’s announces 34 more store closings, further rationalization in Canada
- • Delivering on customer experience was a key takeaway at Hardlines Conference
- • Lowe’s turns in solid Q3, talks of plans for its Canadian business
- • IKEA Canada ramps up city centre depots to improve accessibility
- PLUS: James Bay Castle dealer, Home Depot reports third-quarter sales, TIMBER MART dealer helps Santa, RONA Viger-Leblanc store reopens, home sales stay flat, Saint-Gobain to purchase Continental Building Products, Budget Blinds can now carry Hunter Douglas, Spectrum Brands’ loss widens in Q4, U.S. homebuilding on the rebound, retail sales recover in the U.S. and more!
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • Canada’s winning home improvement retailers honoured at Hardlines Gala
- • Hardlines Conference focuses on the experience at world-class venue
- • New features, fresh merchandising at heart of latest BMR show
- • Shopify poised to narrow gap with Amazon, say analysts
- PLUS: TIMBER MART visits D-Day site, Grand opening for Alberta RONA store, Lowe’s Canada to carry Metabo HPT, Amazon opens Montreal DC, “ground-breaking” arrangement for Desjardins, Masco results, housing starts for October, building permits and more!
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • BMR adopts IMAGINE store merchandising program for its dealers
- • WSB Titan acquires large Kingston, Ont., independent yard
- • Ace dealers serve customers with offering Amazon can’t match: accessibility
- • Buying group leaders share concerns over tariffs, margins and weak housing
- PLUS: Lowe’s and Home Depot will phase out carpets with PFAS, Gérard Raymond Home Hardware opens second location, Canadian Tire reports healthy third quarter, IKEA Canada reports annual sales, Spectrum Brands sells off head office, Acadian Timber’s sales, Armstrong makes acquisition and more!
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- • Lowe’s Canada rolls out Merchandising Service Team to its Lowe's stores
- • Mining and understanding data will be a hot topic at Hardlines Conference
- • When it comes to the global home improvement market, Canada ranks third
- • Canadian Tire banks on proprietary brands to spur growth
- PLUS: Sears parent shops DieHard brand, Lowe’s opens its first outlet store, Tractor Supply reports Q3 income, 3M’s third quarter, mill closure tough on town, Armstrong, Sherwin-Williams’ Q3 results and more!
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