In 2012, Lowe’s attempted to purchase Rona, Inc., a Quebec-based hardware chain. On February 3, 2016, Rona announced that it had accepted a proposal to be acquired by Lowe’s for CDN$3.2 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The division would remain beneath the leadership of Sylvain Prud’homme however can be operated out of Rona’s headquarters in Boucherville. Lowe’s maintained Rona’s retail banners, “key” executives, and the “overwhelming majority of its present employees” post-acquisition. And they fashioned two separate workspaces – one out of a bed room and one other out of a large nook on the second flooring. Ask contractors…

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In 2012, Lowe’s attempted to purchase Rona, Inc., a Quebec-based hardware chain. On February 3, 2016, Rona announced that it had accepted a proposal to be acquired by Lowe’s for CDN$3.2 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The division would remain beneath the leadership of Sylvain Prud’homme however can be operated out of Rona’s headquarters in Boucherville. Lowe’s maintained Rona’s retail banners, “key” executives, and the “overwhelming majority of its present employees” post-acquisition. And they fashioned two separate workspaces – one out of a bed room and one other out of a large nook on the second flooring. Ask contractors…

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