Not So 'Crappy' Any Longer?
David Olive: Canadian Tire has never been more Canadian — and it’s working
Opinion | Canadian Tire has never been more Canadian — and it’s working
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Since abandoning American retailers, I've certainly given Canadian Tire way more money than I used to. I'm not surprised that others have, too.
They really are an alternative to many of the things you might find at Walmart or Amazon.
And they sell a surprising amount of Made in Canada products, which is even more important to me.
Back in January I did a bit of price comparing between Canadian Tire, Home Depot and Rona for the materials for a project I was planning. (I wanted to check Home Hardware as well, but the closest one is about 75KM away, so not really practical in my case)
I was surprised to discover that Canadian Tire had better prices on all but 2 of the things I looked at. And even those 2, they were less than a dollar different.
And Home Depot's owner is Republican megadonor, so I avoid it whenever possible.
Rona is the Canadian alternative, right? Looks like it was owned by Lowes, but was re-established with headquarters in Quebec. Still, it can be hard to know with everybody trying to look as Canadian as possible.
Now owned by US private equity according to wiki.