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Réno-Dépôt (known as Reno-Depot outside of Quebec) was a Canadian chain of home supply stores owned by Rona, Inc. Primarily operating in
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, Réno-Dépôt was a
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-styled format with a focus on discounted renovation and household hardware products. The chain briefly expanded into
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under the name The Building Box; following Rona's acquisition of Réno-Dépôt, these stores were re-branded as Rona Home & Garden locations in 2004.


History


First years

In May 1992, Groupe Val Royal with its partner Aikenhead's, both owned by the Molson Companies (the former in part, the latter as a subsidiary), announced the creation of warehouse stores under the name of Réno-Dépôt inspired straight from the
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chain in the United States. The first location opened in
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. After the Brossard store, Montréal welcomed its first branch location in August 1993, in
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. In 1994, two other stores opened their doors: Laval and
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, followed by Marché Central (
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) and
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in 1995. That same year, the company itself changed its name to Réno-Dépôt. In 1996, a new location was established in Saint-Hubert.


Acquisition and expansion outside Quebec

In April 1997, the two majority shareholders of Réno-Dépôt Inc., the Michaud family and Molson Companies Limited, sold their interest in the company to the French group
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. In 1998, the British group
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acquired a large block of shares from Castorama to become the majority shareholder. In 1999, Réno-Dépôt opened a location in LaSalle and, the following year, entered the Ontario market under the English-language banner The Building Box. In September 2003, Rona Inc. acquired Réno-Dépôt; following the merger, the Ontario-based Building Box stores were re-branded as Rona Home & Garden. The purchase was part of a plan to establish more "big box" stores to accompany its smaller specialty outlets and compete with the U.S.-based chain
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. In 2013, in the wake of cuts across the company, the Réno-Dépôt chain was re-positioned as a discount wholesale-focused banner with a reduced product selection. In 2015, Rona announced that the brand would expand outside of Quebec with the re-opening of shuttered Rona locations in
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and
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as Reno-Depot. However, both locations were announced for closure in 2018 and 2019 respectively, leaving the chain once again restricted to Quebec.


RONA+

On March 21, 2024, Réno-Dépôt Hull was converted to RONA+ Hull. On April 25, 2024, Réno-Dépôt Charlemagne & Réno-Dépôt Sherbrooke were converted to RONA+ Charlemagne & RONA+ Sherbrooke. On September 26, 2024, Rona indicated its intentions to rebrand all remaining Réno-Dépôt stores to RONA+ as of October 10, 2024. The renodepot.com website would close and redirect customers to rona.ca.


References


External links

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