- Top stories that shaped the industry in 2024: lots of movement at the C-level
- Top stories of 2024, part 2: RONA conversions, Ace exit from Canada dominated news
- Canac reveals plans for its largest store ever, near Montreal
- What’s ahead for home improvement retailing? A mixed bag with mixed messages
- PLUS: RONA buys All-Fab Group, Gagnon acquires Létourneau, Orgill appoints new EVP and COO, Party City in the U.S. files for Chapter 11, Home Hardware’s anniversary edition of Monopoly, new Princess Auto store coming to southern Ontario, RONA affiliate opens new store in Moncton, Ace Hardware names new international president, Courage Inc. named RONA’s agency of record in English Canada, existing home sales rise, U.S. housing starts decline, and more!
- U.S. tariff threat has home improvement industry on alert
- Ace dealers are switching to meet year-end deadline for the banner in Canada
- RONA is working with AI to put the right products in its online customers’ carts
- Is the contractor sector going to boom? Investors are watching closely
- PLUS: RONA to convert Quebec big boxes, Cape Breton community getting a Home Hardware, GMS reports Q2 results, Lee Valley sets up holiday pop-up stores, Dollarama’s Q3 earnings, Lawrie Group adds store in Nova Scotia, Home Depot to sponsor FIFA World Cup, Home Hardware Stores wraps up PRO Road Shows, Loblaw enters the U.S., Castle raises money for Ronald McDonald House, and more!
- Hardlines president, former Ace Canada head recognized by home products industry
- Patrick Morin enters Ottawa market with acquisition of P. Bonhomme stores
- TIMBER MART names Kurt Norlen to top lumber trader job
- RONA builds out exclusive Tilley workwear store-within-a store concept
- PLUS: TIMBER MART appoints Carolanne Olivier national advertising manager, Castle signs new Ontario member, Canadian Tire will sell industrial property, First Nation Castle celebrates first year of operation, Lowe’s report flat third-quarter, WRLA opens registration for its 2025 Building and Hardware Showcase, housing starts rise, existing home sales surge, and more!
- CEO shares BMR’s efforts to lean into national expansion, private labels
- Strategic planning time? Hardlines Reports have competitive data you need
- Home Depot Canada Foundation continues to do good for at-risk youth
- Canadian Tire reports negative Q3, feeling brunt of low consumer confidence
- PLUS: Home Depot reports Q3 decline, BMR completes annual buying show, Canac begins biggest build ever, Crown Building Supplies wins award, Walmart drivers win right to union negotiation, BMR member acquires another store, Taiga’s Q3 sales, Doman Building Materials makes gain in Q3, and more!
- Retail buyers talk loyalty programs, private label at Hardlines Conference
- True Value reaches agreement with lenders, allowing sale to Do it Best to proceed
- Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot, dies at 95
- Economist Peter Norman examines housing market in presentation
- PLUS: LumberMart in Nova Scotia joins BMR, Canadian Tire’s third-quarter results, northern Ontario Castle dealer acquired by First Nation-owned enterprise, RONA Connexia dates set for 2025, AD reports year-to-date sales, Jeld-Wen posts Q3 revenues, Rick Royce’s passing, Koelnmesse’s joint venture in Saudi Arabia, net loss at Western Forest, and more!
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