Sales down at Rona

The Canadian Rona Group ended fiscal 2013 with a drop of 5.7 per cent in sales to CAD 4.1922 bn; the previous fiscal year was a week longer. Like-for-like sales by Rona stores in 2013 fell by around 1.9 per cent. In the fourth quarter, like-for-like sales were CAD 1.0715 bn, 3.5 per cent lower than for the corresponding period in the previous year.