Hardlines June 9 2014

  • Home Hardware & RONA: getting more selective about recruitment
  • Federated Co-op expands football merchandise for 2014 season
  • Chalifour’s top paint and décor buyer shares secrets of getting listed
  • Home Depot prepares to roll out customer order system
  • PLUS: Castle’s newest member, impact of Target’s Canadian entry, Ace Hardware ranked highest, Shelley Broader promoted at Wal-Mart, U.S. construction spending, Costco’s sales up —and more!

June 2 2014

  • Home Depot Canada previews Father’s Day specials
  • Watch for Réno-Dépôt strategy to roll out in other provinces
  • Doug Keeling, Castle’s LBM buyer, share tips for vendors
  • Do it Best gets first online-only member
  • ANALYSIS: U.S. retailers rethinking Canadian strategies
  • PLUS: Rivest joins Castle, Wal-Mart Canada confirms layoffs, Goulding joins Hillman Canada, American online tool retailer, Asda axing thousands, True Value gears up strategic plan, BrassCraft wins merchandising awards, Ron Cox at Globe Union, U.S housing sales —and more!

May 26 2014

  • Tim Urquhart joins Slegg Lumber as general manager
  • Lowe’s and Home Depot report varying Q1 results for Canada
  • Superior Plus looking to sell off Construction Products Business
  • RONA sets sights on dealer support, more possible acquisitions
  • HARDLINES TV: What we saw at the National Hardware Show
  • Rebound in U.S. will bolster Canada, says TD economist
  • Lots of classified ads!
  • PLUS:Losses widen for Sears Canada, Do it Best offers new lines, Shop.ca and Aeroplan, Momentive Performance files Chapter 11, 3M Canada has an app, Target tosses Fisher back —and more!

May 19 2014

  • RONA posts Q1 losses, banks on success of new-look Réno-Dépôt
  • Chalifour Canada wins JDA planogram award
  • LP’s attempted takeover of Ainsworth stalls
  • Homebuyer preferences a big theme at NRHA Conference
  • EXCLUSIVE: Can RONA demonstrate its commitment to independents?
  • Dealers show willingness to keep investing in RONA
  • PLUS: Vancouver Chalifour Canada has new address, Sears could sell, Wal-Mart profits fall, new in-store program at Home Depot Canada, Saint-Gobain partners with Drywall Guy, Ace has best Q1 ever, Rust-Oleum partners with style diva, Orgill CEO inducted into Hall of Fame, U.S. retail sales —and more!

May 12 2014

  • National Hardware Show attracts Canucks in force
  • Home Hardware dealer wins NRHA Young Retailer award
  • Sexton keeps growing with seven new members
  • Vendors connect with key buyers at Hardlines Breakfast
  • Lowe’s develops partnership with in-store online info provider
  • PLUS: Same-store sales dip for Canadian Tire stores, buyers turn out for Maple Leaf Night, CanWel’s sales down, unemployment stays up, CHHMA names new board, condos boost housing starts —and more!
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