May 16 2016

  • Innovation front and centre at Vegas hardware show
  • Peavey Mart’s 35th store to open in High Prairie, Alta.
  • RONA will host show in Montreal for affiliated dealers
  • Titan partners with investor with an eye to more acquisitions
  • PLUS: RONA profits up, Home Hardware sells anniversary tulip, Canadian Tire closes test store, Acceo tweaks brand, new territory manager at Johns Manville, housing starts, Sears and Lowe’s, Owens Corning awarded —and more!

May 9 2016

  • Vegas attracts Canadians to National Hardware Show
  • Sexton Group grows membership, introduces IT platform
  • Lee Valley Tools, Quebec TIMBER MART dealer join Hardlines Conference
  • Acquisitions lead to shifting Canadian market
  • PLUS: new store and new hire at Castle, Home Hardware in P.E.I, Tembec results, Canuck wins Young Retailer Award, Stanley B&D, Newell, Bemis —and more!

May 2 2016

  • Ace Canada opens new store in Alberta market
  • Home Hardware’s new VP reinforces branding message at latest market
  • Lee Valley’s “boutique” shop a prototype for tourist areas
  • Contractor dealers count on new products to keep selection fresh
  • PLUS: Ace opens in Sundre, Lowe’s to open 43rd store, Toolway open house, Geerlinks honoured, Allroc business up, Wendling wins lifetime achievement, Walmart charges for bags, Canfor up, Tractor Supply —and more!

April 25 2016

  • Regional associations commit to align more closely under national umbrella
  • Good weather, new vendors elevate the tone at latest Home Hardware Market
  • Ace Canada welcomes new dealers at Spring Buying Show
  • Lowe’s + RONA = a force for Home Depot to reckon with
  • PLUS: CanSave will hold 25th Expo, Orchard Supply in Florida, RONA is saving bees, Certainteed recognized, Canadian Tire returns to print, Spectrum to relocate, Grainger profits down, U.S. housing, new reps for Coast Distributors, Stanley B&D —and more!

April 18 2016

  • eBay Canada managing director will headline Hardlines Conference
  • RONA takeover inches closer to finalization
  • Low prices make Canac a tough competitor in Quebec
  • CHHMA inducts industry leaders into Hall of Fame
  • PLUS: Richelieu’s new showroom, Home Hardware among best managed, Castle’s Ken Jenkins blogs, Armstrong spins off flooring, Henkel’s new CEO, housing starts decline —and more!
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