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Nov 20, 2019 · Becoming Rona in 1960 -- the title derives from the first-name letters of founders Rolland Dansereau and Napoleon Piotte -- the company found itself under siege by a hostile bid from Lowe's in...
Nov 20, 2019 · Becoming Rona in 1960 — the title derives from the first-name letters of founders Rolland Dansereau and Napoleon Piotte — the company found itself under siege by a hostile bid from Lowe’s in 2012...
Nov 9, 2019 · The name changed to RONA in 1960 using the first-name letters of founders Rolland Dansereau and Napoleon Piotte. Lowe's bought RONA for $3.2 billion Cdn in 2016 and maintains a network of more...
It was October 6, 1939, when a group of hardware stores founded Les Marchands en Quincaillerie ltée to get around a monopoly that was threatening their supply chain. Their mission was to combine their orders to get better prices. A few years later, Rolland Dansereau and Napoléon Piotte took control of the company, which became Groupe RONA inc. 1960
Feb 3, 2016 · Years later, Rolland Dansereau and Napoleon Piotte took control of the company and renamed it Rona — a combination of the first syllables of their names. It has since grown to nearly 500 stores...
Nov 20, 2019 · Becoming Rona in 1960 — the title derives from the first-name letters of founders Rolland Dansereau and Napoleon Piotte — the company found itself under siege by a hostile bid from Lowe’s in 2012 that set off a political storm in Quebec.
Nov 9, 2012 · 1962 — Hardware store operators led by Napoleon Piotte buy Les Marchands, installing the co-operative system still favoured by Rona’s management.
