- Chalifour sale to Orgill by TIM-BR MART finalized
- Welland, Ont., store marks TSC’s 52nd, with more to come
- Cornwall, Ont., location the latest in Lowe’s expansion plans
- Jack Baillie retires, leaving a legacy that includes Home, Beaver
- PLUS: Peavey Mart in High River, Vicwest in Edmonton, new VPs at Goodfellow, Home Hardware and Tree Canada, Wal-Mart urges price cuts (no, really?) , Costco year end, U.S. housing starts, GDP grows —and more!
- BMR to close large Ontario store
- Prime Minister drops in at Home Hardware Fall Market
- Learn how to drive online profits at Hardlines Conference
- Home Depot supports online sales with new fulfillment centre
- PLUS: TIMBER MART teams with Polaris for contest, Patrick Morin dispels takeover rumours, Shop.ca and FireFly Direct launch neighbourhood marketplace, Canadian Tire offers payments app, InterWrap partners with Goodfellow, Laurentide Paint releases fall palette, Saint-Gobain to sell U.S. distribution — and more!
- Lowe’s plans Quebec vendor day as it eyes new markets
- Castle adds three members over the summer
- Dealers drawn to RONA show by new products, simpler corporate structure
- Tembec faces investor unrest as share prices drop
- PLUS: Castle hosts supplier appreciation golf, Sears Canada makes changes to loyalty program, Woolworths and Lowe’s sink more money into Masters, Miller Edge and Creative Door Services join forces, Wittie becomes Home Hardware store design manager —and more!
- RONA show focuses on buying opportunities for independents
- Atlantic buying expo attracts Castle members to Charlottetown
- Young leaders will weigh in on succession, empowerment
- RONA plans more openings for 2016
- PLUS: Cobourg Home Hardware to double in size, Lowe’s money loser in Australia, Home Depot’s “strong growth” in e-retail, Wal-Mart’s Neighborhood Market a hit, changes to buying team at Home Hardware, housing starts in August —and more!
- Orgill reaches out to Canadians at latest show
- PrimeSource will shed Canadian operations through year-end
- Lowe’s Canada plans a total of 70 stores within two years
- RONA to test new format for its traditional big boxes
- PLUS: Lowe’s Canada has Air Miles, Sears Canada partners with Debbie Travis, Payzant buys Enfield in Halifax, Ace opens in Paraguay, Ikea Canada will only sell LEDs, Grainger completes acquisition of Cromwell, Masco Canada appoints Ken Roberts, retail sales increase —and more!
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