American home improvement giant Louie It announced the closure of 34 stores across Canada, as well as a restructuring of corporate support staff on Wednesday morning.
Tony Cioffi, acting president of Lowe’s Canada, emphasized that the stores are underperforming and closing them will help expose the margin of maneuver that the hardware store says it needs to reinvest in its future growth.
Read more: 40 of Rona’s supermarkets will be converted to Lowe’s Canada in 2017
Eleven of the 12 stores set to close in Quebec are under Runa The name, the other location is Réno-Dépôt on rue des Forges in Trois-Rivières.
Quebec Premier François Legault has suggested that the province will not be able to step in in hopes of saving jobs.
“It is a private institution. “What we can do is limited,” Legault told reporters.
The closures also affected nine stores in Ontario, six in Alberta, three in Nova Scotia, three in British Columbia and one in Saskatchewan.
The company isn’t sure of the exact number of employees affected, but says that due to current staffing needs within Lowe’s Canada network, eligible employees will be offered to move to a nearby store.
The company says clearance sales will begin November 21 at all closed stores.
North Carolina-based Lowe’s’ purchase of Rona in 2016 was controversial, with many criticizing the then-in-power Liberal provincial government for losing a Quebec-made retailer. The value of the deal was $3.2 billion.
Read more: Lowe’s acquisition of Rona in Quebec with the approval of the Competition Bureau
Lowe’s Canada said it intends to invest in its supply chain, web platforms, existing stores and affiliate network.
The move comes a year after the home improvement company also closed 27 stores and two regional support centers in Mississauga, Ont. and st. John’s, NL, gear factory in St.
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Below can be found the full list of stores that will be closed in each province.
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British Columbia |
final date |
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Prince Louis George |
2999 Massey Doctor, Prince George |
February 19, 2020 |
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Rona Suri (Newton) |
6965 King George Blvd., Surrey |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa Osoyos |
6014-51 Osoyoos Blvd |
Jan 31 2020 |
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Alberta |
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Calgary Lowe – Shaughnessy |
295 Shovel Street. SE, Calgary |
February 19, 2020 |
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Rhona Airdrie |
2649 S Main Street, Airdrie |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Calgary (Midnapoor) |
14815 Bannister Rd. SE, Calgary |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa St. Albert |
730 St. Albert Trail, St. Albert |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Sherwood Park |
340 Foundation Road, Sherwood Park |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Edmonton (Ellersley Road) |
1003 Parsons Road. SW, Edmonton |
January 31, 2020 |
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Saskatchewan |
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Regina Lowe – North |
489 Albert N Street. , Regina |
February 19, 2020 |
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Ontario |
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Lowe’s Etobicoke – North |
48 Lowe’s Pl., Etobicoke. 48 Lowe’s Pl., Etobicoke |
January 31, 2020 |
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Louie Thunder Bay |
1000 Fort William Road, Thunder Bay |
January 31, 2020 |
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Louie Cornwall |
950 Brookdale Street, Cornwall |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Brockville |
550 Stewart Street, Brockville |
January 31, 2020 |
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L’entrepôt RONA – Cambridge |
66 Bainbush Road, Cambridge |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Mississauga (Rockwood Mall) |
4141 Dixie Road, Mississauga |
January 31, 2020 |
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Réno-Dépôt Aurora |
140 first trade d. Aurora |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Oshawa |
1279 Simcoe Street N. Oshawa |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa Ajax |
19 Notion Road, Ajax |
January 31, 2020 |
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Quebec |
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Rona Granby |
316 Denison E Street, Granby |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa Sorel |
1293 Chemin des Patriotes, Sorel-Tracy |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Picancourt |
3365 Bécancour Blvd., Bécancour |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Nicolet |
2145 Louis-Fréchette Blvd., Nicolet |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa Saint Tete |
700 rue Notre-Dame-Saint-Tite |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Trois-Rivières |
15 avenue Philippe-Francourt, Trois-Rivières |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Saint-Felix de Valois |
3110 Henry L. Rue Chevret, Saint-Félix-de-Valois |
January 31, 2020 |
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Runa Karenyan |
2395 Chemin de Chambly, Carignan |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rhona St. Lambert |
707 St. Charles St. Lambert |
January 31, 2020 |
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Rona Saint-Sauveur |
180 avenue Principal Saint-Sauveur |
January 31, 2020 |
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RONA Bellefeuille – Saint-Jerome |
905 Rue de la Salette, Saint-Jerome |
January 31, 2020 |
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Réno-Dépôt Trois-Rivières |
4575 des Forges Blvd., Trois-Rivières |
January 31, 2020 |
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Nova Scotia |
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Rona Dartmouth (The Windmill Road) |
500 Windmill Road, Dartmouth |
February 19, 2020 |
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Rona Dartmouth (port) |
1000 Cole Harbor Rd., Dartmouth |
February 19, 2020 |
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Rona Bedford |
1658 Bedford Place Mall, Bedford |
February 19, 2020 |
– With files from La Presse Canadienne and the Canadian Press
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