Canada

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Canada

Capital: Ottawa | Area: 9.984.700 km² |
Population (2024): 41.144 mio | GDP (2024): € 2 070.46 bn

Relationship with the USA

Rona strengthens Canadian manufacturers with the ‘Well made here’ label

The conflict with neighbouring Canada sparked by the new US rulers has reached the home improvement industry. The Canadian DIY store operator Rona has announced a campaign for more than 6,500 products manufactured in …

Distribution7. March 2025

15 store conversions

Rona+ expands its presence in Québec

Canadian home improvement retail group Rona is announcing the conversion of 15 big box stores to the Rona+ banner in May 2025. The company …

Distribution16. December 2024

Last conversion to Rona+

Rona says goodbye to Réno-Dépôt

The Canadian Rona Group has completely discontinued its Réno-Dépôt sales brand. The last 16 stores operating under this banner have now been …

Distribution15. October 2024

Canada

Sylvain Girard is Rona’s new CFO

Canadian home improvement cooperative Rona is announcing the appointment of Sylvain Girard as Chief Financial Officer as of 30 September 2024. …

Distribution8. October 2024

Kent Building Supplies

Sourcing alliance Arena has a second member from Canada

The international purchasing alliance Arena has a new member. The Canadian company Kent Building Supplies joined the …

Distribution1. February 2024

Canada

Rona announces renewed positioning and brand

Canadian home improvement retail group Rona has announced a repositioning of its business, a series of new programmes aimed at …

Distribution4. December 2023

Until February 2024

The last Canadian Lowe's stores become Rona+

The Canadian Rona Group is finalising the conversion of the locations previously operated as Lowe's stores to the new Rona+ brand. The …

Distribution27. November 2023

Rona+ brand

Rona converts more Lowe's stores

Canada's Rona Group has announced the conversion of more Lowe's stores to the Rona+ brand. After the company released details in mid-September of …

Distribution26. September 2023

Canada

Andrew Iacobucci is the new CEO of Rona

Andrew Iacobucci is the new CEO of Canadian trade co-operative Rona. He succeeds Garry Senecal, who held the position on an interim basis …

Distribution7. July 2023

Purchasing alliance

Groupe BMR from Canada is a new member of Arena

The home improvement purchasing group Arena has a new member from Canada. Groupe BMR, a subsidiary of Sollio Groupe Coopératif, has …

Distribution9. June 2023

USD 400 million

Lowe's Canada is sold to private equity firm Sycamore

Lowe's Canada is being sold to an investment fund. The parent company, US home improvement giant Lowe's, is selling its …

Distribution4. November 2022

Canada

New showroom concept in the Rona network

A member of the Rona Group in Canada, which belongs to Lowe's, has opened a first location for an appliance store with a showroom concept. …

Distribution12. September 2022

Wood not sufficiently available

West Fraser announces production cut in Canada

West Fraser, one of the largest timber producers in the world, has announced that it will permanently reduce production in British …

Suppliers15. August 2022

Successor to Tony Hurst

Tony Cioffi appointed president of Lowe's Canada

Lowe's Canada is announcing the appointment of Tony Cioffi to the role of president of Lowe's Canada. This announcement follows the…

News11. January 2022

Canadian Homeowners

Ongoing renovation boom

The HomeStars Reno Report’s findings are quite surprising: The lockdowns didn’t influence the types of renovations Canadian homeowners took on

Distribution14. December 2021

USA/Canada - Minter Country Garten

Moving closer to nature

After remodelling their West Coast Canadian garden center, the Minter family spoke about the project, the recent months and the future of the industry in …

Garden19. November 2021

USA/Canada - Jayne Seagrave

Fact and fiction

From caulking tools to Covid and chick lit: the pandemic has created a number of challenges across the industry. But it has also created opportunities – and in one…

Suppliers19. November 2021

USA/Canada - Canada's home improvement stores

Double digit growth rates

During the pandemic, home improvement stores were also more in demand than ever before in Canada. Despite the number of stores declining, sales rose …

Distribution19. November 2021

From Lowe‘s

Peavey Industries acquires Ace Canada

Peavey Industries has acquired the master licence of the Ace brand in Canada. Ace Canada has been part of Rona since 2014, following which …

News13. March 2020

Former VP at Home Depot

Anthony Hurst new president of Lowe's Canada

Anthony T. (Tony) Hurst has been appointed president of Lowe's Canada, pending work authorisation which is expected in February. He …

News6. February 2020

Figures 2015

Rona achieves 3.1 per cent growth in same-store sales

With sales revenues of CAD 4.2333 bn, the Canadian DIY market leaderRona achieved a 3.3 per cent plus last year. This growth …

News19. February 2016

Canada

Lowe’s acquires Rona

Lowe's, the second-biggest DIY store operator in the USA and worldwide, has acquired the Canadian DIY store group Rona. The American DIY company thus i…

News4. February 2016