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ALLIANCE RENEGOTIATES SUPPLIER AGREEMENTS.

* More than $700 million in purchase agreements have been renegotiated by Alliance International LLC, a purchasing partnership of Do it Best Corp. and Canadian companies RONA Inc. and Home Hardware Stores Ltd.

Product managers from each Alliance member formed purchasing teams according to product categories and invited suppliers to present their product programs. The teams reviewed 22 product categorie

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