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Meet the Affiliates: CEO Chris West, Mega Group BrandSource Canada

March 10, 2023March 17, 2023 Andy Kriege brandsource canada, Mega, members

Further fostering independents’ advantages

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Mega Group Names Former Lowe’s, Walmart Exec as CEO

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Alan Wolf brandsource canada, mega group

Chris West to head AVB’s Canadian affiliate effective next month

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Sealy, BrandSource Canada Support Ronald McDonald House

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Wolf brandsource canada, Canada, members, Sealy

From left: Tania Dionne, Mega Group; Julie Ducharme, Ameublement BrandSource S.J. Dion; Marie-Josée, Sealy Canada; and Serge Prévost of Ameublement

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Macdonald’s of Meaford 65th Anniversary

July 5, 2019May 21, 2020 YSN Staff brandsource canada, macdonalds

This retail success story was founded in 1953 by brothers, Charlie and John Macdonald, who started out in retail hardware and early on recognized the opportunity to move into the appliance and furniture businesses.

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Kim Yost to Head Mega Group/BrandSource Canada

October 28, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf brandsource canada

Kim Yost, former CEO of leading furniture chain Art Van, will assume the reigns of AVB’s Canadian affiliates Mega Group and BrandSource Canada as President and CEO on Nov. 20.

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Independents’ Strong Card Is Customer Experience, Say BrandSource’s Canadian Cousins

October 2, 2019October 3, 2019 YSN Staff brandsource canada

Members of BrandSource Canada assembled for their annual gathering in Toronto last spring under the theme “Celebrating Experience.” These retailers

Zapped:The Energy Department is proposing stricter new efficiency standards on refrigerators and washers that will likely cause repercussions for appliance makers. Utility Dive

Boxed In: Best Buy plans to close 20 to 30 of its big-box stores and open 10 additional outlet locations amid a projected 3% to 6% sales decline this year. Retail Dive

The Tipping Point: Parent, trade and consumer safety groups are mounting a letter-writing campaign urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to adopt a revised safety standard for clothing storage units that is more readily enforceable than the agency’s own proposed rules. Home News Now

Back to the Grind: More Americans ages 25 to 54 jumped into the labor force last month, giving companies more workers to choose from and taking some pressure off wage growth. The Wall Street Journal