Rona closes 11 stores as part of restructuring

Boucherville, Quebec - Canadian home improvement retailer Rona Inc. is closing 11 non-profitable stores as part of a broader restructuring plan. Rona will also reduce administrative, marketing, merchandising and distribution expenses and eliminate 125 administrative jobs. In February 2013, Rona cut 200 jobs.



Rona rejected an unsolicited $1.72 billion USD buyout offer from Lowe’s in August 2012.