Rona Inc. says it will cut about 300 jobs and close two distribution centers to adjust its operating model and eliminate inefficiencies.
The home improvement retailer says it will consolidate operations at its core buildings, closing a distribution center in Terrebonne, Que., in March and another in Calgary in October.
Closing the centers and streamlining the corporate structure would result in around 300 cuts nationwide, Rona said.
In a statement sent to Radio-Canada, the company said 180 of the affected jobs were in Quebec.
There will be 25 job cuts in Alberta, with employees at the Calgary site being moved to another distribution centre, Rona told CBC News.
“This change will result in the termination of our Terrebonne.” [centre’s] regular operations in March 2024 and the closure of the Calgary [centre] will be located at 60th Street SE in October 2024,” the company wrote in an email statement.
Under Sycamore’s leadership, the company announced back in June that it would cut approximately 500 jobs and transition Lowe’s stores in Canada to the Rona+ brand as part of its simplification efforts.
According to its own information, the company has around 22,000 employees and around 425 branches in the Rona, Rona+, Reno-Depot and Dick’s Lumber brands.
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