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Zellers was a Canadian discount store chain founded by Walter P. Zeller in 1931. It was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1978, and after a series of acquisitions and expansions, peaked with 350 locations in 1999. [2] However, fierce competition and an inability to adapt during the retail apocalypse resulted in Zellers losing ...
In 1978, the Zellers discount store chain made a bid to acquire the HBC, but the HBC turned the tables and acquired Zellers. Also in 1978, Simpson's department stores were acquired by Hudson's Bay Company, and were converted to Bay stores in 1991. (The related chain Simpsons-Sears was not acquired by the Bay, but became Sears Canada in 1978 ...
Target Canada Co. was the Canadian subsidiary of the Target Corporation, the eighth-largest retailer in the United States. Formerly headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the subsidiary formed with the acquisition of Zellers store leases from the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in January 2011. Target Canada opened its first store in March 2013, and ...
Hart Stores. HomeSense Canada — Canadian units of US-based HomeSense, owned by TJX. Hudson's Bay — owned by American group, NRDC Equity Partners. La Maison Simons. Lens Mill Store. Marshalls Canada — Canadian unit of US-based Marshalls, owned by TJX. Giant Tiger. Red Apple Stores. Fields.
Towers Marts began as a New York -based chain. The first Canadian store was opened on November 15, 1960 in Scarborough, Ontario (at the corner of Lawrence Ave. East and Midland Ave). [2] In March 1962, a group of Towers concessionaires incorporated as Allied Towers Merchants Ltd. [3] After Towers Marts went bankrupt in 1963, Allied Towers ...
Village Food Stores. Coppa's Fresh Market. Fairway Markets. Calgary Co-op. Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Heritage Co-op (Western Manitoba) Lake Country Co-op. North Central Co-op. Red River Co-op.
Founder of Zellers. Walter Philip Zeller (October 21, 1890 – August 25, 1957) was a Canadian businessman and founder of discount retail chain Zellers . Zeller was born October 21, 1890, near the city of Kitchener, Ontario (then Berlin). [1] His great-grandfather settled in Breslau, Ontario after arriving from Germany.
Hudson's Bay ( French: La Baie d'Hudson ), also known as The Bay (French: La Baie ), is a Canadian department store chain. It is the flagship brand of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), the oldest and longest-surviving company in North America as well as one of the oldest and largest continuously operating companies in the world.