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In 2007, Rona acquired Noble Trade, a company based in Concord, Ontario. In 2009, My Rona Home first aired. In 2010, Rona acquired Pierceys, a company based in Nova Scotia, Plomberie Payette & Perreault, a company based in Boucherville, Quebec, Moffatt & Powell, a company based in London, Ontario, [12] Don Park Canada, and TruServ.
In 2013, in the wake of cuts across the company, the Réno-Dépôt chain was re-positioned as a discount wholesale-focused banner with a reduced product selection. [6] In 2015, Rona announced that the brand would expand outside of Quebec with the re-opening of shuttered Rona locations in Calgary and Aurora, Ontario as Reno-Depot. [7]
The Lowe's chain began an expansion into Canada in 2007, beginning with locations in Ontario, and later expanding into other provinces. In 2016, the company acquired its Canadian rival Rona Inc. for CDN$3.2 billion, assuming control of its store banners and relocating its operations to Rona's headquarters in Boucherville, Quebec. Some of Rona's ...
In 2010, Tim-Br Mart Group acquired licensing rights to the Ace brand name in Canada. [60] By February 2012, Ace had 400 locations outside of the United States. [16] Four years later, Rona, Inc., signed an agreement with Ace Hardware for the master license to the Ace brand in Canada. [61] Lowe's completed its acquisition of Rona in May 2016. [62]
Aeropostale Canada – subsidiary of the United States-based retailer Aeropostale, closed all 41 stores in Canada in 2016; A&A Records – founded in Toronto at the end of WWII, it was the dominant record chain store in Canada until being superseded by Sam the Record Man in the 1960s; it became defunct in 1993
The chain primarily operates in Western Canada. In 2016, Peavey Industries acquired TSC Canada; its locations were rebranded as Peavey Mart, expanding the chain into Ontario, and expanding its presence in Manitoba. In 2020, Peavey Industries acquired the Canadian master license to Ace Hardware from Rona, servicing its 107 locations.
Loblaw Companies Limited is a Canadian retailer encompassing corporate and franchise supermarkets operating under 22 regional and market-segment banners (including Loblaws), as well as pharmacies, banking and apparel. [3]
A software and programming company originally called Corel, it was taken over by Vector Capital in August 2003, and acquired by KKR in 2019. [4] It was renamed Alludo in 2022. AltaLink: Berkshire Hathaway Energy: United States: one of Canada's largest electricity transmission companies. AltaSteel: Kyoei Steel: Japan: Kyoei Steel acquired ...