August 24 2015

  • Orgill to acquire Chalifour Canada from TIM-BR MART
  • Home Depot now Canada’s largest home improvement retailer
  • Orgill creates new entity to expand Canadian operations
  • Lowe’s 40th store opens in Saskatoon
  • RONA’s Q2 results indicate effectiveness of turnaround strategy
  • U.S. housing recovery buoys Lowe’s, Home Depot’s results
  • PLUS: RONA opens in Langley, Lowe’s opens in Saskatoon, Canadian Tire reports increase, Lee Valley’s newest store, Ace reports revenue rise, PIG partners with Bunker, Walmart cuts earnings outlook, Lowe’s updates pro site, Superior Plus’s Construction Products division, U.S. housing, Roxul and AFA partner —and more!

August 10 2015

  • Lowe’s hires supply chain VP; plans DC expansion
  • Leadership a key theme of upcoming Hardlines Conference
  • Feds promise permanent reno tax credit
  • Canadian Tire provides sneak peak of Christmas lineup
  • PLUS: PrimeSource to exit Canada, Lowe’s takes Manhattan, Canadian Tire adopts Google app, Kingfisher reports second quarter, CanWel holds steady, Bemis reports earnings, Tembec’s results —and more!

July 27 2015

  • Lennie to head Home Depot’s MRO division
  • Lowe’s Canada announces aggressive store growth
  • Industry leaders will present at 20th Hardlines Conference
  • Vendors: Taiga seeks vendors with strong brands
  • PLUS: another Lowe’s store? RONA workers win $55 million, West Fraser’s second quarter, Mitre 10 joins global group, Bona showroom, Grainger’s results, Pearson leads Renin, retail sales —and more!

July 20 2015

  • RONA to acquire its franchise stores in Quebec and Ontario
  • Deadline approaching for Outstanding Retailer Award entries
  • Big boxes seek new ways to woo pros
  • PLUS: RONA to open in Langley, B.C., Home Hardware sweeps truck championships, Amazon pushes Prime service, Epicor’s Eagle N Series wins gold, Acceo acquires Gemmar Systems, Boynton now director of merchandising at TSC, housing starts―and more!

July 13 2015

  • Home Hardware sees big potential for growth in Quebec
  • CanWel completes acquisition of California distributor
  • Economy holds “steady as she goes” says expert
  • NRHA study measures importance of local independents
  • PLUS: Home Hardware acquires a new Northern Ontario store, Castle Building Centres adds a Newfoundland dealer, Walmart Canada pilots an order online, pick up in store grocery service, Goodfellow and CertainTeed form a new partnership, Tremco announces a new Canadian acquisition—and more!
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