October 24 2016

  • Outstanding retailers awarded during gala awards dinner at Hardlines Conference
  • Differentiate or die: lessons from the Hardlines Conference
  • Home Hardware real estate acquisition strategy aims to help dealers grow
  • Dealer associations announce formalized union under CRBSC umbrella
  • PLUS: Home Depot Canada Foundation helps homeless kids, Lowe’s expands Orchard Supply, Amazon opens more bricks and mortar, Best Buy and Google, Leon’s opens 10, Tractor Supply results, Acceo and TruRating, Superior Glove’s new plant in Newfoundland, retail sales, U.S. housing starts, and more!

October 17 2016

  • Lowe’s ups price for RONA with new offer to buy preferred shares
  • Home Hardware ranked one of Canada’s top brands
  • Store management lessons: leading by example
  • Canadian housing starts shoot up in September
  • PLUS: New president at WRLA, Newell sells tools to Stanley B&D, Unimat dealers switch to BMR, Morency joins TSC, Henkel relocates, Home Depot helps hurricane victims, new housing prices, and more!

October 10 2016

  • Hardlines Conference will unveil important new home improvement research
  • Home Hardware dealers enjoying strong sales as co-op looks to urban growth
  • TIMBER MART strengthens commercial dealer base in Atlantic Canada
  • Four top retailers keep growing as industry consolidation continues
  • PLUS: Vendors can meet top eRetail buyers, Sears wants to unload Craftsman, Home Hardware’s latest in Quebec, Bass Pro to buy Cabela’s, Spectrum hires, building permits and more!

October 3 2016

  • Exclusive with CEO Terry Davis: good gets great at Home Hardware
  • Hardlines Conference tackles challenges facing home improvement industry
  • Home Hardware signs John St. as agency of record
  • It’s time: recycled paint saves waste and budgets
  • PLUS: Home Hardware named one of Canada’s 10 most trusted brands, Home Depot Canada removes Halloween novelty, Home Hardware stores celebrates milestones, Burgess at All Weather, Lowe’s looks for new agency, Super Remover expanding, Vicwest opens Centre of Excellence, GAF helps, Dimplex sold —and more!

September 26 2016

  • Gypsum tariff is creating widespread shortages
  • Home Hardware gets serious about the building materials department
  • CertainTeed responds to industry concerns about gypsum tariff complaints
  • Building materials, lawn and garden all show healthy growth in 2015
  • PLUS: Discounted room rate expires soon for Niagara Falls conference, Ace store opens in B.C., RONA locks horns with CRA, Home Hardware driver wins, OC and AFA strengthen deal, Canadian Tire’s Greg Hicks gets new role, Robert Greene joins Jacobs & Thompson, new housing —and more!
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