Rona’s tragedy in three acts: From Quebec’s foreign takeover block, to deal with Lowe’s, to store closures

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Description: Opinion: As Lowe’s goes about closing Rona stores, it does no good and benefits no one to raise the spectre of boycotts and other forms of reprisals

Source: FinancialPost.com

Date: Nov 22, 2019

Link: https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/ronas-tragedy-in-three-acts-from-quebecs-foreign-takeover-block-to-deal-with-lowes-to-store-closures

Questions for discussion:

  • What does Yvan Allaire have to say about events that led to the current situation.
  • Do you agree with his views?
  • Are there lessons for managers to learn here?