Release of RONA's Second Quarter Results


BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 18, 2011) - On Wednesday August 10, 2011, RONA (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will announce the details of its second quarter results and host a conference call for the financial community at 11:00 a.m. (ET). The conference call will be broadcast live (audio only) at the address http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/151/en/ and will be archived for playback. The financial results will be made public in a press release that will be issued on the newswire prior to the conference call. The Press Release and the Management Discussion & Analysis will be posted on the RONA website at the address www.rona.ca.

CONFERENCE CALL
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. (ET)
Dial-in-numbers: 416-340-2216 or 1 866 226-1792
Live audio webcast: http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/151/en/
CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK
Availability dates: At 7:00 p.m. (ET) from August 10 to August 17, 2011
Access telephone numbers: 514-861-2272 or 1 800 408-3053
Access code: 2606100
The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2011:
Third quarter: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Fourth quarter: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Contact Information:

Stephane Milot
Senior Director, Investor Relations
RONA inc.
514-599-5951
stephane.milot@rona.ca