BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2012) - On November 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), RONA (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will announce its 2012 third quarter financial results during a conference call for the financial community. The conference call will be broadcast live (audio and slides) at the address http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/492/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 http://www.rona.ca/corporate/investors.

CONFERENCE CALL

Date:	Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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/492/en/

CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK

Availability dates:	At 7:00 p.m. (ET) from November 7 to 14, 2012
Access telephone numbers:	514-861-2272 or 1 800 408-3053
Access code:	3614304

The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2012:

Fourth quarter: Thursday, February 21, 2013

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Contact Information:

Stephane Milot

Senior Director, Investor Relations

RONA inc.

514-599-5951

stephane.milot@rona.ca