Rona, Inc is an American-owned Canadian retailer of home improvement and construction products and services.
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16 Facts About Rona Inc
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In September 1939, Rona was founded as "Les Marchands en Quincaillerie", an alliance of independent Montreal-area hardware retailers who sought the buying power to bypass wholesalers and deal directly with manufacturers.
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In 1984, Rona Inc created a purchasing alliance with Ontario-based Home Hardware Stores Ltd.
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In 1998, Rona stopped using the Le Quincailleur and Dismat names and introduced Rona L'express, Rona L'express Materiaux and Rona Le Renovateur Regional.
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In 2001, Rona Inc acquired 51 Revy Home and Garden, Revelstoke Home Centres and Lansing stores, thus owning many more stores in the Greater Toronto Area.
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In 2002, Rona Inc closed a public offering consisting of a total offering of $150.
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In 2003, Rona acquired Reno-Depot Inc from British Kingfisher plc, including The Building Box stores.
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In 2004, Rona Inc acquired Totem Building Supplies Limited, an Alberta company.
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Rona Inc joined the Air Miles Award Program the same year, allowing customers to gain Air Miles points while shopping at the store.
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In 2007, Rona Inc acquired Dick's Lumber, a company based in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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In 2007, Rona Inc acquired Noble Trade, a company based in Concord, Ontario.
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In 2019, acting upon a public complaint, Advertising Standards Canada ruled that Rona Inc's continued display of signage such as "Truly Canadian" and "Proudly Canadian" on storefronts was misleading due to the company's present American ownership.
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Rona Inc Dream Home hosted by Caroline Redekopp was a Canadian reality television series, which debuted in 2004 on Global.
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Ma Maison Rona Inc was a French Canadian reality television series, which debuted in 2004 on French language channel TVA.
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My Rona Inc Home was a Canadian reality television series, which debuted in October 2009 on Citytv.
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