March 27 2017

  • ABSDA hosts buying show in Halifax for the first time
  • Home Improvement Summit: e-commerce “boot camp” for retailers and vendors
  • BMR holds last on-site spring show, will go virtual next year
  • Lowe’s recruits the retail magic that touched Home Hardware
  • PLUS: Dave Dingwell honoured, Lowe’s rolls out Holoroom technology in U.S., Nicholson and Cates has distribution partnership with Chemcrest, North Star finalizes deal with TruBilt, retail sales solid, Jacques Gatien and Stew Valcour to be inducted, U.S. housing, and more!

March 20 2017

  • Addition of Home Hardware VP completes lineup for Hardlines Conference
  • With an eye to building profits for dealers, CanSave readies for 26th Expo
  • Home Hardware, Turkstra ranked among “Canada’s Best Managed Companies”
  • BuildDirect launches open platform for home delivery of heavyweight goods
  • PLUS: Canac eyes Ontario expansion, Lowe’s next buying show, Home Depot reaches settlement, Lowe’s Canade sponsors NASCAR, Stanley Black & Decker finalizes Craftsman purchase, Intertape Polymer Group posts Q4, Husqvarna reaches agreement, and more!

March 13 2017

  • New products and services awaited Canadians at latest Orgill show
  • Home Depot listens to its customers to tweak the pro desk
  • TIMBER MART’s Bernie Owens: buying groups will remain relevant
  • Lancaster expanding in Canada following Dynamic acquisition
  • PLUS: LumberZone makes transition, Canadian Tire ad goes viral, Ikea opens more Collection Points in Atlantic Canada, Home Depot Canada will hire, Sears Canada sells Quebec logistics centre, Coast Distributors takes home Orions, BBH celebrates 10th anniversary, EcoPoxy awarded, and more!

March 6 2017

  • Meet the Buyers Breakfast: Featuring the Senior Lowe’s Team
  • TIMBER MART’s Bernie Owens: independents will weather changes ahead
  • Feds give Fort McMurray a boost with gypsum tariff ruling
  • Ace banner keeps growing under the direction of Lowe’s Canada
  • PLUS: Lowe’s fourth quarter, Canac and Anacolor, Home Hardware hires commercial specialist, Boulanger awarded, Lowe’s in Sherwood Park, Sears strikes branding deal, Acceo and BDO IT, CanSave will host 26th Expo, Saint-Gobain, Henkel, and more!

February 27 2017

  • Lowe’s ramps up support for Ace, consolidates Winnipeg DC into Toronto
  • Orgill expects to reduce delivery times to Western Canada with new DC
  • TIMBER MART kicks off 50th anniversary with convention and trade show
  • Conversion of RONA big boxes to Lowe’s banner begins with Edmonton store
  • PLUS: North American Lumber sells two stores, affiliate dealer opens RONA in Tsawwassen, TIMBER MART helps, Hillman grows team, Lowe’s goes 3D, Sears struggles, IKO settles, and more!
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