January 20 2014

  • Cross-border shopping poses challenge for lumber dealers
  • Regional wholesalers innovate to maintain edge
  • Quebec inventor’s planning software is ready for take offs
  • HTV Exclusive: Stories to watch in 2014
  • Target’s poor performance in Canada good for shoppers
  • PLUS: ILDC adds Regina dealer, Castle signs two more, Sears Canada outsources call centres, Lowe’s helps restore home, new brand for Black & Decker, Nordstrom to move into Eaton Centre, housing sales fall, jobless rate rises —and more!

January 13 2014

  • New VP, new name at TIM-BR MART Group
  • Home Hardware reprises contractor events
  • WRLA Prairie Showcase will host lunch for younger generation
  • Dealers stock up in face of light bulb ban
  • PLUS: Geraldton dealer joins Castle, bricks-and-mortar stores had a hard time, Detroit chain joins Ace, Seymour leaves Hamilton Beach, French DIY retailers exempt from Sunday closings, housing starts dip —and more!

January 6 2014

  • Industry history now on the Hardlines website
  • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lowe’s Canada head Sylvain Prud’homme
  • Home Depot ramps up to offer same-day delivery
  • ANALYSIS: Home improvement survey worldwide
  • PLUS: Sears Home Services in receivership, RDTS merges businesses, Home Hardware selling beer, Castle’s newest member dealer, Canadian e-commerce stalls, Costco results, Edgson named Eacom CEO, home sales lower —and more!

December 16 2013

  • Chalifour prepares to launch electronic catalogue
  • Report from China International Hardware Show
  • Ply Gem offering expanded lines at Prairie Showcase
  • Softwood production still short of pre-recession levels
  • U.S. dealers resume investment in growth strategies
  • PLUS:
  • RONA staffers clown around for SickKids, Home Depot will meet profit goals, Costco announces results, Big Lots withdrawing from Canada, BW Creative Railing Systems adds to team, housing starts dip, Cupskey leaves TIM-BR MART for Daltile & Stone, Wal-Mart names international CEO —and more!

December 2 2013

  • HARDLINES EXCLUSIVE: BMR CEO talks about La Coop deal
  • Spotlight on ORA Winners: Sonnenberg RONA
  • Canucks go nuts for Black Friday
  • Consumers still unsure about spending
  • PLUS: All Weather Windows named Energy Star Manufacturer of the Year, Spruce Computer Systems adds users, Wallin appointed president of BLANCO Canada, Tembec closes sale of forest lands, Ace reports positive revenues, Do it Best Corp. has leadership training, retail sales rise in September —and more!
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