BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 02/03/16

Robert Sawyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of RONA inc. and Dominique Boies, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RONA inc. (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will host a conference call with financial community to provide an update on the acquisition of RONA inc. by Lowe's, as announced by press release earlier today.

The media may participate in listen-only mode.

CONFERENCE CALL                                                             
Date:                    Wednesday, February 3, 2016                        
Time:                    10:30 a.m. (ET)                                    
Dial-in-numbers:         416-340-2217 or 1 866 696-5910                     
Access code:             5157465                                            
Live audio webcast:      http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/1946/en/ 
CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK                                               
Availability dates:           At 7:00 p.m. (ET) from February 3 to February 
                              10, 2016                                      
Access telephone numbers:     905-694-9451 or 1 800 408-3053                
                              Access code: 8771666                          

Contacts:
Stephane Milot
Vice President
Development, Real Estate and Investor Relations
RONA inc.
514-599-5951
stephane.milot@rona.ca