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Canada

Capital: Ottawa | Area: 9.9 mio km² |
Population (2021): 38.4 mio | GDP (2021): € 1 684 bn

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 and will oversee the transition until the end of the year. Iacobucci has 30 years…

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

Was Kingfisher able to increase turnover?