Lumby Home Improvement Store Joins RONA's Affiliated Dealer Network
The BC store is expanding to offer more products to local customers
Boucherville, QC, December 4, 2024 – RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers operating and servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores, welcomes owner Wade Tearne and his business partner Alex Day to its network of affiliated dealers. With this change, Tearne and Day, who own a home improvement store at 2060 Shuswap Ave., in Lumby (BC), wish to offer a wider product assortment, with an emphasis on ECO products. To that effect, the store will undergo expansion work to add 3,000 sq. ft. to its interior and exterior retail space, which will also create new jobs.
“Through these renovations, we expand our offering and make the most of RONA’s diversified catalogue and efficient distribution network. We’ll be able to better meet the needs of our customers as well as those of the main industries in our municipality, like tourism, forestry and agriculture,” says Wade Tearne, owner of the store. “My partner Alex has a great deal of expertise in sustainable development, and, thanks to RONA’s selection of ECO products, we will be able to enhance our offering of eco-friendly products to the local community,” he adds.
With these renovations, the store’s structure will be redesigned to accommodate the addition of more products in key areas such as building supplies, appliances, plumbing, lighting, kitchen cabinets, flooring, underground sprinklers, and irrigation systems. Overall, 500 to 750 new SKUs will be added to the store’s current product assortment. Moreover, the duo will completely transform the store’s garden centre, which will be expanded and will now be open all year long.
A Company Rooted in Its Community
The RONA Lumby store is a family affair for Tearne, who works alongside his parents and younger brother. Well-known in their community, they support local hockey teams, community events, pet shelters, schools, and more. “Wade and Alex are familiar faces at RONA as they used to operate their store – rather remarkably – under the ACE Canada banner, which used to be part of RONA’s banner portfolio. We are delighted to count them among our RONA affiliated dealers and to support them with their future growth projects,” says Alain Ménard, Senior Vice-President, RONA Affiliated Dealers at RONA inc.
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About RONA inc.
RONA inc. is one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec. The RONA inc. network operates or services some 425 corporate and affiliated dealer stores under the RONA+, RONA, and Dick’s Lumber banners. With a long and rich history, RONA inc. has supported Canadians in their home improvement and construction projects since 1939. To achieve this, the company relies on a team of 21,000 employees, to whom it strives to provide an inclusive workplace where everyone is encouraged to contribute. RONA inc. has been ranked among Top Employers in the Greater Montréal area since 2021. As a result of its ongoing efforts in sustainable development, the company is recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. To learn more about the company, visit www.ronainc.ca.