Castle announced another new member in the province of Quebec this week. Outillage Rioux GDB, is conveniently located in Bedford, QC, and the independent retailer has serviced the residents and local community for over 50 years.
Castle announced another new member in the province of Quebec this week. Outillage Rioux GDB, is conveniently located in Bedford, QC, and the independent retailer has serviced the residents and local community for over 50 years.
Entrepreneur and owner Eric Rioux operates the business with his wife Lisa, and the retail location currently specializes in tool rental, safety equipment and hardware items. The husband-and-wife duo has always had a vision of growth, and more recently both felt the need to make a major change to their product offering. They wanted to offer their valued customers a larger hardware and building material products assortment and competitive advantage of a Buying Group. After going through an extensive research process, it didn’t take them long to conclude that Castle was their best choice.
“By joining Castle, we have access to a large group of vendors and can add so many more products to our offering. We also have plans to expand and know that the coming year with Castle will be a great year. For us, the choice was clear. Only Castle offered us the level of support we need to maintain the success of our family brand and achieve our growth aspirations as well.” Eric Rioux, Owner
Renovations to the current location have already begun, which include a redesign of the store layout and an impressive increase in square footage. There is also the potential to build an extensive warehouse soon to support their LBM expansion.
“Supporting independents like Eric and Lisa is what the Castle business model is all about. The success of our members is at the core of everything we do, and we are committed to helping them build strong connections to the communities they serve.” - Ken Jenkins, President & CEO
Castle is pleased to welcome Outillage Rioux GDB. to the family.