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List of Canadian retail closures (21st century) Throughout the 21st century, retail businesses in Canada have felt the pressures of foreign store expansions into the country, as well as a shift towards online retail. As a result, closures have been a mix of stores unique to the nation, as well as newcomers like Target Canada.
This location was among the last in Canada, closing in April 2023. Bed Bath & Beyond was an American big-box retail chain specializing in housewares, furniture, and specialty items. Headquartered in Union, New Jersey, the chain operated stores in the United States and Canada, and was once counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes Global 2000.
It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying-offices around the globe, and a mail-order catalog that was found in the homes of most Canadians.
The Body Shop has shut down all of its US-based operations and will be closing dozens of Canadian store locations as it files for bankruptcy. In a news release earlier this month, the UK-based ...
Polymer Corporation – sold to NOVA Corp and then Bayer AG. Radio Shack (Canadian division) – electronics store. Seagram – spirits and wine. Target Canada – closed because of a $2.1 billion loss for Target Corporation. Terra Transport. Towers Department Stores – department store chain; acquired by Zellers.
The Seattle-based retailer entered Canada with a flourish in 2014, opening some of its most modern stores, but has decided it's no longer worth it to operate north of the border.
Rona Home & Garden stores are large, ranging from 85,000 to 150,000 square feet (7,900 to 13,900 m 2), with a warehouse-style similar to the Home Depot and Lowe's. Faced with chronic under-performance in some markets outside of Quebec, Rona closed six big box stores in 2012, five in Ontario and one in British Columbia.
On September 12, 1902, Woodward Department Stores Ltd. was incorporated, and a new store was built on the corner of Hastings and Abbott Streets. In 1926 a store was opened in Edmonton and by the late 1940s the company operated numerous stores in British Columbia and Alberta. Stores opened included Victoria in 1945, Port Alberni in 1948, Park ...