St. Jacobs, ON, January 12, 2011 - Home Furniture Dealers, staff and vendors will gather in St. Jacobs starting Wednesday to attend ‘Live and In Colour', an annual three-day event designed to provide a forum for Dealer-Owners to preview and purchase furniture as well as to network, share information and attend educational seminars on a variety of topics.

‘Live and In Colour' draws Home Furniture Dealers, vendors and staff from across Canada to Home Hardware Stores Limited in St. Jacobs where they can view the latest in furniture trends including upholstery, dining room, bedroom and accessories through a fully furnished 20,000 square foot display area.


"Innovation is a key factor in our Dealer program and at this show we will be focused on building momentum into 2011," said Paul Straus, President and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited. "The Home Furniture banner continues to be a growing part of the Home Hardware family and we're excited to see what trends and products are being showcased at this year's Live and In Colour."

In more than 30 years, Home Furniture has grown to over 65 stores across Canada offering an extensive selection of home furnishings and décor items to suit every design style and taste from traditional to modern, urban to country. Home Furniture offers customers the quality, selection and friendly advice they've come to expect from their local Home Hardware store.

Home Hardware will be welcoming several new Dealers to their first "Live and in Colour' following a successful year of new store growth. The company has added 5 new stores to its network this year, for a total of 68 locations.

The "Live and in Colour' show includes opportunities for Dealers to learn from industry experts at vendor forums and product presentations. It also allows for them to participate in round table discussions with other Home Furniture Dealers as well as listen to guest speakers and learn about new marketing and other program updates.

Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest independent hardware, lumber and building materials and furniture retailer with more than 1,070 stores across Canada, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners. Dealers have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products and the company has annual retail sales of $4.85 billion. The cooperative was founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers.

For more information, please contact Ryan Van Stralen, Marketing Manager, and Home Furniture Stores at 519-669-7889 or ryan.vanstralen@homehardware.ca