- Our top stories of 2017: What Hardlines readers found most newsworthy
- Crofford ends two-plus decades at helm of hardware and housewares association
- Federated Co-operatives posts 2017 revenue of $9.8 billion
- Home Depot ramps up online initiative with vertical integration moves
- PLUS: Lowe’s stores collect toys for Christmas, BMR to renovate Matco Sainte-Catherine store, Tilbury Home Building Centre expands, Lowe’s opens in Kitchener, Amazon adds DieHard brand, Henry Company acquires Fortifiber, Vikram Singh appointed at Lowe’s, existing home sales up in November, building and garden supplies sales up, and more!
- Buying groups shuffle members, strive for growth as year draws to a close
- Sylvain Prud’homme’s international appointment fits a long-time Lowe’s strategy
- An industry legacy: Alan Schoemperlen retires from Castle
- PLUS: North American Lumber deal falls through, TIMBER MART’s newest member, Lowe’s Canada converts third RONA big box, Home Hardware one of Canada’s Most Trusted Brands, Renfrew Castle dealer acquires second location, Richelieu Hardware will buy back shares, Regal ideas joins forces with HGTV celeb, Weiser Lock and Alliance Door Products, Vicwest Building Products, Apex rebrands lines under Crescent, Marty Hawthorn retiring from Johns Manville, Power Marketing appoints Ralph Jenkins, housing starts, and more!
- Home Improvement eRetailer Summit brings e-commerce leaders together
- RONA makes big gains in Ontario with recruitment of six-store chain
- Alexandria Moulding acquires U.S. moulding company
- Peavey integrates strategy and online sales with TSC acquisition
- PLUS: Castle announces new Ontario member, TIMBER MART adds Northern Ontario dealer, BMR secures new member, Patrick Morin promises more stores, Canac relocates head office and opens store, Walmart robots, more Sears and Kmart closings, and more!
- Strategy of careful growth has enabled Patrick Morin to maintain its values
- BuildDirect seeks cash, or buyer, as it enters creditor protection
- German hardware show promises new products, new technologies
- RCR seeks creditor protection to restructure finances and find buyer
- PLUS: Lowe’s quarterly results, LBMAO celebrates, Loblaw’s new loyalty program, Drouillard honoured, Giant Tiger opens three stores, Suzanne Barwell now at Liteline, Ikea Canada sales soar, Kent to close a Central store, Wal-Mart’s results, acquisition of Tembec, U.S. housing starts, Canadian retail, and more!
- Industry honours winning dealers at Outstanding Retailer Awards Gala
- Hardlines Conference filled with ideas, challenges, and inspiration
- Canadian Tire finally launches a test for home delivery of online sales
- Lowe’s expands smart home “store-within-a-store” concept
- PLUS: Federated Co-operatives tops list, Home Depot has strong comps, Meinert to retire, Hicks promoted at CTR, B.C. Sears store goes RONA, Loblaw closing 22 stores, Princess Auto continues Ontario expansion, CanWel results, Ace aces it, existing house sales, and more!
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