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(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - RONA inc. (TSX:RON), the largest Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, renovation and gardening products, opened its new RONA store in Grimsby today. Existing Beamsville RONA Cashway operations are being transferred to the new RONA store located at 359 South Service Road. This new outlet represents a $15 million investment and created 50 new local jobs in addition to six existing positions from Cashway. The RONA Grimsby store offers the latest concept in RONA proximity stores specializing in home construction and renovation.
"We are excited to be expanding the RONA experience in Grimsby," says Claude Bernier, Executive Vice President, Proximity and Specialized Stores for RONA. "Everything local customers have come to expect, whether it be a wide variety of products, outstanding service or 'how to' advice, can now be found in a larger format right in Grimsby's own backyard."
Mr. [Mike Bell] was joined at today's grand opening by the Mayor of Grimsby, Bob Bentley, MP Dean Allison (Niagara West-Glanbrook), Mike Luppino, assistant to MPP Tim Hudak (Niagara West-Glanbrook), President of the Chamber of Commerce, Cheryl Mifflin, members of the RONA senior management team, new store employees and many customers. Shannon Condie, Olympic taekwondo athlete and member of RONA's "Growing with our Athletes" program and Jim Caruk, master contractor, television personality and star of HGTV's "Real Renos", were also on hand for the celebration.