[3] The Lowe's chain began an expansion into Canada in 2007, beginning with locations in Ontario, and later expanding into other provinces.
Following the completion of the sale in 2023, Sycamore began to phase out the Lowe's brand in Canada, replacing it with the new Rona banner Rona+.
[4] According to its website, Lowe's has operated/serviced more than 2,355 locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico alone,[5] although the Mexican stores were closed in the late 2010s.
[9] On February 3, 2016, Rona announced that it had accepted an offer to be acquired by Lowe's for CDN$3.2 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
Lowe's maintained Rona's retail banners, "key" executives, and the "vast majority of its current employees" post-acquisition.