REMINDER: Release of RONA's First Quarter Results


BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - May 10, 2011) - On Tuesday May 10, 2011, RONA (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will announce the details of its first quarter results and host a conference call for the financial community at 3:30 p.m. (ET). The conference call will be broadcast live (audio only) at the address http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/145/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:Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Time:3:30 p.m. (ET)
Dial-in-numbers:416-340-2216 or 1 866 226-1792
Live audio webcast:http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/145/en/

CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK

Availability dates:At 7:00 p.m. (ET) from May 10 to May 17, 2011
Access telephone numbers:514-861-2272 or 1 800 408-3053
Access code:8071303

The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2011:

Second quarter:Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Third quarter:Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Fourth quarter:Thursday, February 23, 2012

Contact Information:

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