March 11 2019

• New Orgill president shares plans for investment in both the U.S. and Canada
• Federated Co-op’s building materials business shines in 2018
• CanWel reports healthy year end despite tough fourth quarter
• BMR set to expand its urban La Shop concept with second Montreal location
PLUS: Lowe’s Canada new corporate website, TIMBER MART’s new office, BMR’s latest contractor night, U.S. housing, Walmart’s plastic reduction initiative, HBC’s new direction and more!

March 4 2019

• Four Lowe’s Canada merchandisers will present at Meet the Buyers
• TIMBER MART show greets more than 1,000 dealers and vendors
• Home Depot Canada, Lowe’s Canada begin hiring for spring season
• Canadian Tire’s investment in house brands will continue in 2019
PLUS: Castle signs first dealer of 2019, Walmart sales up, Goodfellow to distribute OX Engineered Products, True Value CEO to present at NHS in Vegas, Home Outfitters to close, LM2 Marketing to rep Holland Imports, Harney joins Moffatt & Powell, CanWel defends its logging practices, U.S. retail sales and more!

• Home Depot has online process for vendors to submit new products and services
• Moen makes personnel changes within its Global Plumbing Group
• E-Summit to build online home improvement sales returns to Chicago in 2019
• Lowe’s Canada promotes appliances across its RONA and Reno-Depot banners
PLUS: Canadian Tire announces results, Eddie Lampert gets court support for his Sears bid, IKEA Canada creates program to hire refugees, some Canadian Tire stores withdraw self-checkouts, changes at Coast Distributors, Costco’s net sales, West Fraser results up despite softwood prices, Stanley Black and Decker plan a new DC, Energizer reports earnings, Saniflo Canada buys German pump manufacturer and more!

• TORBSA GM Bob Holmes expects industry to face new challenges in 2019
• Atlantic Buying Expo prepares for its third year in Halifax with cost-saving tips
• Hardlines grows again: welcome our new Marketing & Events Manager
• CHHMA announces induction of Davis, Nykoliation and Feldman to Hall of Fame
PLUS: FBM buys GTA dealer, Korecki promoted at Lowe’s Canada, Ace Hardware CEO to present at Global DIY Summit, IKEA heads downtown, Lowe’s to shut down Iris platform, CanWel faces logging dispute, building permits up again, Sarah Tammi now at Rust-Oleum, Honeywell reports earnings and more!