May 8 2017

  • Lowe’s execs share insights into new structure at Meet the Buyers’ Breakfast
  • Home Hardware’s new direction: greater emphasis on the building supply side
  • Richard Darveau steps down as CRBSC chair
  • Slegg celebrates 70th anniversary with trade show, acquisition
  • PLUS: Canac opens its 25th, RONA selling and delivering appliances online, open house for TIMBER MART DC, Moffatt & Powell RONA opens new store, Jacobs & Thompson launches Polar Bear weatherstripping, newest member joins Castle, Home Hardware dealers keep growing, Lowe’s adds proximity store, and more!

May 1 2017

  • Delroc weathers drop in Western economy, eyes further expansion in the East
  • With a push to continued expansion, Canac sets sights on Montreal
  • Lowe’s relocates its Toronto offices to Mississauga today
  • Lumber industry braces for new round of tariffs from the U.S.
  • PLUS: BMR wins Company of the Year, Home Hardware adds Quebec dealer, Lowe’s second store in London, Castle’s new Maritime member, Tractor Supply’s Q1, West Fraser’s sales rise, 3M’s earnings, retail sales decline, Sven Johnson joins Taiga, and more!

April 24 2017

  • Ace Canada team takes shape amidst move to Lowe’s Toronto-area offices
  • Orgill begins shipping from Post Falls DC, promising freight reduction to Western Canada
  • Unique products, including bees, help Peavey’s expansion with new Winnipeg store
  • Gypsum dealers still feel the impact of tariffs in Western Canada
  • PLUS: Two new RONA stores, Richelieu buys Ontario company, Ace Canada lead merchant, Christine Joannou promoted at MAAX, Wal-Mart to buy Bonobos, CanWel sells shares, Grainger results, U.S. housing starts, and more!

April 17 2017

  • Meet the Buyers: update on our event with Lowe’s top decision makers
  • Canadian Tire puts push on private-label products
  • Buyers cite outdoor living as a strong growth category
  • Lowe’s finds Canadian division’s diverse formats ideal for testing new ideas
  • PLUS: Home Hardware dealers in Quebec, Castle in Saskatchewan, RONA in Montreal, Dealer winner in Ontario, Tractor Supply’s Q1, Richelieu results, Tyvek anniversary, housing starts, and more!

April 10 2017

  • Home Hardware is changing up its marketing big time: here’s how
  • Lowe’s Canada introduces next-gen virtual-reality project planning
  • Ace Canada welcomes three new stores in Quebec
  • Who are the top home improvement retailers by province?
  • PLUS: A new BMR store, Castle member adds outlet, BMR makes donation, Nuvo Iron adds line, HBC takes a hit, Taiga pledges, Regal ideas launches, Bosch clarification for Canada, and more!
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