- Home Hardware plans next Virtual Market as industry turns to online alternatives
- Housing market will see a historic recession in 2020, CMHC forecasts
- With consumers stuck at home, Canadian Tire’s online business soars
- Lowe’s unveils summer stay-at-home trends and products
- PLUS: Federated Co-op gives away $100,000 grand prize, NASCAR sponsored by Canac, Ace reports first-quarter growth, Tom Bell leaves Sexton Group, retail sales and more!
- Home Depot and Lowe’s enjoy strong Q1 results as online sales soar
- Reno market may be slow to recover post COVID, says economist
- Canac the latest retailer to reconsider continued use of paper flyers
- FROM THE ARCHIVES: Home Depot opens 15th store with more on the way
- PLUS: TIMBER MART adds Quebec member, Slegg keeps busy, Walmart’s Q1 results, CHHMA to hold virtual AGM, CanWel results, BSIABC launches training program, IPG reports Q1, Acadian Timber, home sales and more!
- Orgill cancels Fall Dealer Market as Las Vegas plans to reopen gradually
- Product availability tops dealers’ concerns amid COVID-19 crisis, survey reveals
- B.C. association presents Orion Awards, donates to front-line workers
- Sanitary standards in stores will require monitoring and enforcement
- PLUS: TJ Flood appointed president of Canadian Tire Retail, Peavey updates Ace dealer website, Loblaw has big COVID sales increase, Canadian Tire extends contract with dealers, National Hardware Show unveils digital news platform, UK’s Kingfisher bounces back, spoga+gafa garden fair is a go, housing starts rise and more!
- Hardlines cancels 25th Anniversary Conference in wake of COVID-19 crisis
- Canadian Tire stores enjoy positive Q1 comps as online sales soar
- Taiga exemplifies ability of wholesalers to pivot during COVID crisis
- Vendors shift gears to help out during COVID-19 crisis
- PLUS: FCL launches Co-op Helps campaign, Lowe’s Canada extends wage premium, UFA donates to rural areas, Canac-sponsored NASCAR driver, Imperial’s acquisition of Pointe-Claire/Green Valley, Goodfellow and Fortress, Simpson Strong-Tie and Lowe’s and more!
- Dealers forecast negative annual growth post COVID, survey reveals
- Dealers face slowdowns as construction work stalls due to pandemic
- Spring slowdown forces distributors to adapt
- Geoffrey McLarney is named Assistant Editor at Hardlines
- PLUS: Two VPs named at Lowe’s Canada, Kent donates to Red Cross, UFA partners with Zone Startups Calgary, Lowe’s Canada launches Colour Selector, West Fraser Timber reports results, True Value CEO moves to Bed Bath & Beyond, Nicholson and Cates and Light Trim, Masco’s Q1 sales, Armstrong earnings and more!
