- TruServ Canada rebrands as Ace Canada, updates billing info
- TIM-BR MART restructures for greater efficiency
- Lowe’s adds senior merchant, gears up for more growth
- Cologne Hardware Fair: a treasure trove of new products for Canucks
- PLUS: New dealer joins Castle, new hires at King Marketing, Richelieu adds GRK, Wal-Mart to close stores, Epicor adds services, CanWel picks up new lines, Coleman retires from CanWel, Toolway adds to sales team, housing starts drop —and more!
- Top quotes from industry leaders in 2015
- New merchandising company at RONA: a good match?
- RONA dealer’s expansion strategy aims to counter “uber factor”
- Home Depot’s greatest growth coming from big contractors
- PLUS: Walmart’s top merchant joins Lowe’s Canada, LED light bulbs “very popular,” retail in steady decline, Saint-Gobain acquires SG Plasticos, LG unveils SmartThinQ hub to compete, Costco results, Garaga hires, U.S. housing prices rise —and more!
- TIM-BR MART strategically expands commercial division
- Peavey ranked among top 10 corporate cultures
- Luxury spending: big $$ for home improvement channel
- Canadian Tire puts more ad dollars into digital
- PLUS: Amazon has record holiday sales, Home Depot eyes Cuba, Wal-Mart and Target apps, Boise Cascade acquires GP business unit, Canadian company provides staff scheduling software, a new marketing exec at Wal-Mart —and more!
- RONA switches in-store service provider
- TIM-BR MART adds commercial dealers in Quebec, Ontario
- Castle makes changes to business development team
- Construction and reno trade show draws crowds
- PLUS: Canadian Tire accuses Wal-Mart of plagiarizing, Home Hardware tops Facebook, Newell Rubbermaid buys Jarden, Super Remover has new site, Regal Ideas partners with Paul Lafrance, Goodfellow completes acquisition of Groupe Lebel, Caplan resumes day-to-day management of Task Tools, housing sales up —and more!
- Lowe’s Canada opens giant regional distribution centre
- 2016 Westcoast Building & Hardware Show partners with HARDLINES to offer dealer education
- Spectrum integrates Canadian operations to focus on home improvement channel
- Top Women include Canadian Tire’s Billes, Home Hardware’s Hand
- PLUS: Ikea Canada opens Pick-Up and Order Points, new Benjamin Moore store in Ladysmith, B.C., Sears Canada narrows loss, more people shopped online on Black Friday, Tru Tech launches commodity door program, TV’s McGillivray teams with CertainTeed, U.S. construction spending, Coast Distributors adds two more, Kirkland Lake dealer named to Home’s board —and more!
