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Six Stores Are Joining the Network of RONA
Affiliated Dealers in Canada
RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home
improvement retailers operating and servicing
some 425 corporate and affiliated stores, announces
the arrival of six new RONA stores in its network
of affiliated dealers across the country: RONA
Quincaillerie Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Québec, RONA
Manotick and RONA Timmins in Ontario, RONA Lac La
Biche and RONA Olds in Alberta, and RONA Agassiz in
British Columbia.
“Since we announced our new business
positioning, along with a series of new programs last
December at Connexia, our annual dealers’ event,
11 stores have chosen to join the network of RONA
affiliated dealers to take advantage of its unique and
highly competitive positioning,” says Alain Ménard,
Senior Vice-President, RONA Affiliated Dealers.
Ménard clearly expressed the company’s
ambition to make its network of more than 200 The Busschers
affiliated stores a priority. “Our goal is to become Home Store Owners
the strongest network of affiliated dealers in Canada. Picton, ON
We’ve put in place a new value proposition that is
attractive to existing dealers and to future dealers
looking to join our network. There’s no doubt in 100% DEALER-OWNED
my mind that RONA has all the advantages and
benefits to be the partner of choice for hardware
independents,” adds Alain Ménard. “I welcome our Join a completely Dealer-Owned company today.
new dealer owners and congratulate those who
are opening or acquiring new stores, but, above all, Dealers share and participate equally without the influence of any
I thank them for trusting us. Together, we have the external shareholders. Harness our massive buying power,
strength, the energy, and the means to increase our comprehensive distribution, national brand recognition
network’s footprint in Canada and to propel their and marketing support.
businesses to new heights.”

The Network of RONA Affiliated Dealers Announces
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