LAFERTE LTEE

What LAFERTE LTEE does

Laferté ltée is a privately held Quebec-based home renovation, hardware, and building materials retailer operating under a unified retail brand across three physical locations in Drummondville (headquarters), Saint-Hyacinthe, and Acton Vale. The company organizes its assortment into 14 departments covering seasonal/outdoor, kitchen and bath, lighting, flooring, interior finishing, paint, tools, construction wood, construction materials, doors and windows, hardware, plumbing, electricity, and storage, supplemented by branded paint assortments (Sico, Denalt) and seasonal categories such as gazebos, pergolas, and heating pellets. The Drummondville flagship additionally houses the exclusive Boutique Déco & Design, a design consultation space.

The company serves two primary customer segments: individual homeowners and DIY consumers undertaking renovation and improvement projects, and professional contractors and entrepreneurs in residential and commercial construction served through the Laferté Pro sub-brand. Revenue is generated through one-time retail merchandise sales across both physical stores and an e-commerce storefront, with promotional pricing on individual SKUs (e.g., 30% off exterior oil stains, fixed-dollar markdowns on seasonal furniture). Supporting services include free order preparation, self-service in-store pickup, and home delivery via the company's own transport fleet.

The underlying technology stack is light: Clover POS is the disclosed transaction processing platform, handling payments, electronic receipts, loyalty data, and customer information capture. There is no disclosed proprietary technology, mobile application, AI/ML capability, API surface, or integration ecosystem beyond the POS layer. Marketing runs through weekly circulars (Circulaires), an email newsletter, and the e-commerce website. The company operates as a single corporate entity with no parent, subsidiaries, disclosed investors, or public listing.

Name

LAFERTE LTEE

Legal name

Laferté ltée

Website

https://laferte.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Laferté ltée is a privately held Quebec home renovation and hardware retailer operating three stores in Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Acton Vale, serving DIY homeowners and professional contractors across 14 product departments and a dedicated Laferté Pro B2B program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Improvement Retail

NAICS

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Home Centers (444110), Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Home Improvement & Hardware Stores (CRAIADAA)

Keywords

• Home renovation supplies
• Building materials retail
• Hardware store
• Construction materials
• DIY home improvement

Headquarters

HQ city

Drummondville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail merchandise sales: Traditional retail revenue through sale of hardware, building materials, home improvement products, seasonal goods, and renovation supplies across multiple departments. Products sold include tools, paint, plumbing, electrical, flooring, construction materials, outdoor/seasonal items, and home decor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Laferté Ltée is a Quebec-based home renovation center and hardware retailer that sells building materials, tools, paint, plumbing, electrical, seasonal/garden, and décor products through three retail locations in Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Acton Vale, plus an e-commerce site. The retailer also operates a dedicated contractor program (Laferté Pro) and a décor-focused boutique (Boutique Déco & Design) tailored to trade and design-oriented buyers. Its core revenue driver is product sales across these home improvement categories, complemented by professional-oriented services for contractors.

Product overview

Laferté is a Quebec-based renovation center, hardware store, and building materials retailer operating under a single unified retail brand. The company offers an extensive portfolio organized into 14 major product departments: Seasonal (saisonnier), Kitchen and Bathroom (cuisine et salle de bain), Lighting (éclairage), Flooring (couvre-planchers), Interior Finishing (finition d'intérieur), Painting (peinture), Tools (outillage), Construction Wood (bois de construction), Construction Materials (matériaux de construction), Doors and Windows (portes et fenêtres), Hardware (quincaillerie), Plumbing (plomberie), Electricity (électricité), and Storage (rangement). The product line includes branded paints such as Sico and Denalt, various outdoor structures including gazebos and pergolas, and seasonal items like pools, spas, and barbecues. Laferté also operates a specialized Boutique Déco & Design at its Drummondville location. Services include Laferté Pro for professional contractors, home delivery, self-service pickup, and order preparation services. The company operates three retail locations in Quebec (Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Acton Vale).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laferté Pro: Services aux entrepreneurs - professional services for contractors and construction industry professionals

Products and services

• In-store home renovation and hardware retail

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clover POSoperationalTechnology or IntegrationClover Point of Sale system is used as the retail transaction processing platform. Processes payment cards, electronic receipts, marketing preferences, loyalty program data, and customer information for point-of-sale transactions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canac: Quebec-based hardware and building materials chain serving DIY and professional customers across the province. Closest direct competitor to Laferté given overlapping geography, assortment, and Pro/contractor positioning.
• Castle Building Centres: Canadian dealer-owned building materials and home improvement network serving independent retailers across multiple provinces. Comparable to Laferté in assortment, contractor focus, and independent-retailer positioning.
• Home Hardware: Canadian dealer-owned hardware and home improvement cooperative with strong presence across smaller markets including Quebec. Comparable to Laferté in assortment, contractor focus, and small/mid-market store footprint.
• BMR (Groupe BMR): Quebec-based dealer cooperative selling hardware, building materials, and renovation products through affiliated stores. Directly comparable to Laferté in product mix, Quebec footprint, and contractor/DIY customer segmentation.
• RONA: Quebec-headquartered home improvement retailer (owned by Lowe's) operating a network of corporate and affiliated stores across Canada. Directly comparable to Laferté in core categories (hardware, building materials, paint, tools, seasonal) and Quebec customer base.
• Patrick Morin: Quebec-based hardware and building materials retailer with multiple store locations across the province. Comparable in size, regional focus, product assortment, and DIY/professional customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Home Depot Canada: Canadian arm of the largest North American home improvement chain, operating large-format big-box stores across major Canadian markets including Quebec. Competes with Laferté on assortment breadth and contractor programs but at substantially larger scale.
• Canadian Tire: Iconic Canadian general merchandise and hardware retailer with hardware, tools, paint, and seasonal assortments. Comparable categories but a much broader portfolio that extends well beyond home improvement.
• Réno-Dépôt: Quebec-based big-box renovation retailer (Lowe's Canada banner) specializing in renovation and décor products for homeowners. Directly comparable product categories but operates at substantially larger format and scale than Laferté.
• Lowe's Canada: Canadian operations of Lowe's (parent of RONA), operating RONA, Réno-Dépôt, and Lowe's banners. Directly competes with Laferté across DIY and contractor segments with significantly greater scale and banner breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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