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This week, I delivered products to Fraser’s Pro Home Centre in Berwick & Set up Home Hardware in Hantsport.  I joined a CME Best Practices mission to Richmond County.  I visited sixteen stores in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick followed by an in-store demo at Kent Building Supplies in Fredericton. I always enjoy delivering and setting up four foot wall assortments of Mark’s Choice & Trail Blazer products at Home Hardware stores.  Just like the one I set up this week at  Hantsport Home Hardware.  This store has been serving the Hantsport and surrounding area in Nova Scotia for over 40 years and is proud to be “locally owned and operated”. Locally owned and operated businesses are very valuable to their

This week, I visited Atlantic Gardens in Middle Sackville, Blomidon Nurseries in Wolfville, Home Hardware in Annapolis Royal, Bridgetown, Bridgewater, Brooklyn, Caledonia, Digby, Hantsport, Middleton & Windsor Nova Scotia.  I dropped off a door prize at Allen’s Home Building Centre in Middleton for there anniversary celebrations. During my store visits, I received orders from Hantsport Home Hardware in Hantsport and Sissiboo Home Hardware in Weymouth Nova Scotia.  Hantsport ordered our Mark’s Choice / Trail Blazer pruning assortment for a four foot wall space while Sissiboo ordered the same pruning assortment for two complete three foot, end aisles displays.  I had a great meeting when I visited Blomidon Nurseries in Wolfville.  I met with Andrew Palmer, the general manager and we discussed future plans for their café.  We also

This week, I attended the Home Hardware Spring Market in St. Jacobs Ontario and I visited Home Hardware stores in Ontario & Quebec on my way back to Nova Scotia.  I’m ending the week giving In-store product demonstrations & answering customer questions at Kent Building Supplies in Halifax, Nova Scotia We are offering In-store demonstrations for our local dealers in the Maritimes, just like the demonstrations you see performed at large retail locations, such as supermarkets, discount stores, or in shopping malls.  The products that are promoted at in-store demonstrations may be food and beverages, food preparation equipment, housekeeping products, personal care items, or occasionally other types of goods … In our case, Trail Blazer’s top selling products available at the maritime location we’re

This week, I traveled to St. Jacobs Ontario to set-up for the Home Hardware Spring Market and visited stores in New Brunswick & Quebec along the way.  I fixed-up our assortment at Kent Building Supplies in Fredericton, New Brunswick & visited stores like Ace, Benjamin Moore, Castle, La Coop and Home Hardware. Home Hardware is Canada’s largest independent hardware retailer with over 1,000 stores.  The retailers walk the aisles at the markets to see what’s new from vendors (Like Trail Blazer).  They have access to over 100,000 brands & private label products. We’re one of those brands & participate in 2 of the private labels (Mark’s Choice & Premier Professional).  This year were introducing our new warehouse numbers for the Reverse D-Handle snow shovels. I’d like to

This week, I introduced new cast tipped extension poles to Miramichi Paint & Décor in Miramichi, New Brunswick.  While in New Brunswick I visited Benjamin Moore Paint Stores, Castle Building Centre’s, Home Hardware Stores & Kent Building Supplies. I also visited BMR Lumber & Building Supply in Brookfield, Nova Scotia. Miramichi Paint & Décor is a Benjamin Moore independent retailer.  Benjamin Moore began in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York … The same year the Brooklyn Bridge was completed.  The Canadian company was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1907.  Benjamin Moore was elected president at the first shareholders meeting and Fred Moore, Benjamin’s half brother, became the first Canadian residing president in 1937.  This laid the groundwork for what is now Benjamin