Rona offered to buy Lowe’s Canada years before it was acquired, says ex-CEO

MONTREAL — Rona Inc. offered to acquire the Canadian operations of Lowe’s, years before it was gobbled up by the American giant, according to an autobiography by the home improvement retailer’s former CEO published Thursday. Robert Dutton said he first offered to buy Rona’s competitor during a meeting with Lowe’s senior management at a restaurant in Old […]