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List Of Canadian Clothing Store Chains
This list of Canadian clothing store chains encompasses some, but not all, of the retailers located in Canada. List *Addition Elle *Les Ailes de la Mode *Arc'teryx *Ardene *Aritzia *Beyond the Rack *Bluenotes *Boutique La Vie en Rose *Browns Shoes *Canada Goose *Le Château *Club Monaco (founded in Canada, based in the US) *Designer Depot * Destination XL Group * Dylex (defunct) * Dynamite Clothing * Frank And Oak *Garage *Gotstyle * Grafton-Fraser * Groupe Dynamite *Harry Rosen Inc. * Hatley *Holt Renfrew * Hudson's Bay (Hudson's Bay Company) *Indochino *J B Lefebvre * Jacob *Joe Fresh * Kotn *La Senza * Laura *La Maison Simons *Le Château *LIJA Style *Lolë *Lululemon Athletica *Mackage *La Maison Simons La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a fashion retailer in Canada, headquartered in Quebec City, Quebec. It is a family business currently operated by Richard and Peter Simons. The business was established in 1840 by the son of a Scottis ... *Mark's *Marshalls#Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retailer
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply chain from producers to consumers. Retail markets and shops have a very ancient history, dating back to antiquity. Some of the earliest retailers were itinerant peddlers. Over the centuries, retail shops were transformed from little more than "rude booths" to the sophisticated shopping malls of the modern era. In the digital age, an increasing number of retailers are seeking to reach broader markets by selling through multiple channels, including both bricks and mortar and online retailing. Digital technologies are also affecting the way that consumers pay for goods and services. Retailing support services may also include the provision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Clothing
Dynamite Clothing (stylized as DYNAMITE) is a clothing store catered to women between the ages of 25 and 30 years old. Founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of Groupe Dynamite, Dynamite currently has locations in Canada, the United States, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Alongside its sister brand, Garage, Dynamite has been recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for young people in 2019. The current CEO, Andrew Lutfy, has started working at Groupe Dynamite at the age of 18 and was one of the creators of the Dynamite clothing brand. Dynamite contributes to the CURE Foundation, a Canadian foundation that provides funding for basic and clinical research for breast cancer. On September 8, 2020, it was announced that Groupe Dynamite filed for creditor protection in Canada as well as Chapter 15 in the United States. History The first Dynamite store opened in Carrefour Laval Carrefour Laval (corporately styled as "CF Carrefour Laval") is a super regional shopping mall in Laval, Quebec, Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob (clothing Retailer)
Jacob (formally known as Boutique Jacob, Inc) was a private, family owned Canadian chain of women's and girls' clothing store chain based out of Montreal, Quebec. At its peak, Jacob once had over 200 stores all over Canada, usually in malls. In addition to its main brand Jacob, the company operated under the banners Jacob Connexion, Jacob Lingerie, Josef and Danz. Corporate history Boutique Jacob launched in Sorel-Tracy in 1977. The first store outside of Quebec was opened in Toronto in 1985. Jacob opened its first US store (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) circa 2000. Jacob's flagship store is at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Drummond streets in downtown Montreal. In 2005, the company launched Josef, seeking an older demographic which market research suggested were more active spenders. Jacob had begun closing locations in 2008, shuttering 52 stores with 355 staff in two years. In November 2010, the company owed to suppliers, employees and the National Bank of Canada. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J B Lefebvre
J B Lefebvre was a Quebec shoe store retailer Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ... that existed from 1912 to 2004. In 1947 it had nineteen stores.The Rubber age: Volume 61, Issue 3, 194GoogleBooks/ref> References Defunct retail companies of Canada Clothing retailers of Canada Companies based in Montreal {{Canada-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indochino
Indochino is a made-to-measure menswear retailer that offers personalized suiting, casual wear, and outerwear. Originally founded as an exclusively online retailer, Indochino has opened 79 showrooms in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a second office in Shanghai, China. History Indochino was founded by Kyle Vucko and Heikal Gani. In late 2015, Vucko stepped down and Drew Green, the founder of Shop.ca, joined Indochino as chief executive officer. Indochino was one of the first web-only retailers to open physical stores, initially through pop-up shops before opening permanent showrooms. In showrooms, customers work with a "style guide" who helps them design their garment, which is made to measure and shipped in around two weeks. In 2016, Indochino raised funding from investors, opening about 80 showrooms in North America. In 2017, Indochino entered into a strategic marketing partnership with Postmed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake business division is Hudson's Bay, commonly referred to as The Bay ( in French). After incorporation by English royal charter in 1670, the company functioned as the ''de facto'' government in parts of North America for nearly 200 years until the HBC sold the land it owned (the entire Hudson Bay drainage basin, known as Rupert's Land) to Canada in 1869 as part of the Deed of Surrender, authorized by the Rupert's Land Act 1868. At its peak, the company controlled the fur trade throughout much of the English- and later British-controlled North America. By the mid-19th century, the company evolved into a mercantile business selling a wide variety of products from furs to fine homeware in a small number of sales shops (as opposed to trading posts) acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson's Bay (department Store)
Hudson's Bay (french: La Baie d'Hudson), known colloquially and operating online as The Bay (French: ), is a Canadian luxury goods 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 continuously operating companies in the world. Founded on 2 May 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company opened its first department store in 1881 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The chain operated under the company name before being rebranded to The Bay in 1965. It operated exclusively in Western Canada until the acquisitions and conversions of department stores Morgan's, Freimans, Simpsons, Woodward's, coupled with the opening of new locations, positioned its presence nationwide in the second half of the 20th century. After nearly 50 years with The Bay brand, the chain was rebranded in 2013 to Hudson's Bay with a modernized logo. In 2021, The Bay name (but not the logo) was revived exclusively for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holt Renfrew
Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited (doing business as Holt Renfrew and known colloquially as Holt's) is a Canadian luxury department store chain founded in 1837 by William S. Henderson. It has been owned by the Weston family since 1986, and was previously affiliated with the department stores Selfridges, Brown Thomas, and de Bijenkorf until the Weston family divested of the Selfridges Group in 2022. The chain is comparable to the American department stores Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. Once "Furriers in Ordinary" to Queen Victoria, the chain was founded as a fur shop in Quebec City. History In 1837, William S. Henderson, an Irish-born merchant, bought his partners' interest in their Quebec City fur shop and went into business for himself, thereby marking the traditional founding date of Holt Renfrew. Three years earlier, Henderson had arrived by ship from Londonderry with a load of hats and caps. The merchandise sold well and other overseas crossings followed. Eventually, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatley (brand)
Hatley is a Montreal-based retailer and wholesaler of gifts and apparel. Founded in 1987, the company is best-known for its PVC-free rain gear and cotton pyjamas. __TOC__ History John and Alice Oldland started Hatley as a cottage business in North Hatley, Québec, Canada, in 1986. Alice, an artist, opened a gift store called "The Little Blue House" and painted in her studio on the second floor. To help out at local charity events, Alice would donate hand-painted aprons, which were sold at auctions. John decided her designs would appeal to a broader market and he sold an initial 200 of them to kitchen stores the next time he was in Toronto. When they retired in 1999, John and Alice handed the reins to their three sons, Chris, Nick and Jeremy. The three boys moved the company from North Hatley to Montréal and expanded their product range. They developed a children’s line, created women’s sleepwear and expanded into the gift market with napkins, kitchen textiles, mugs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Rosen Inc
Harry Rosen Inc. is a Canadian retail chain of 17 luxury men's clothing stores. A privately owned company, Harry Rosen accounted for 40 percent of the Canadian market in high-end menswear in 2008. Founded by Harry Rosen in 1954, as a single store in Cabbagetown, Toronto, Harry Rosen now operates stores in Toronto (Mink Mile (Bloor Street), Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, First Canadian Place, Sherway Gardens); Mississauga (Square One Shopping Centre); Ottawa (Rideau Centre); Winnipeg (Polo Park); Montreal (Les Cours Mont-Royal); Laval (Carrefour Laval); Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall); Calgary (The Core Shopping Centre, Chinook Centre); and Vancouver (Pacific Centre). There is an outlet store at Heartland Town Centre in Mississauga and at Tsawwassen Mills in Delta, British Columbia. Harry Rosen stores offer several collections of fine menswear labels, including Armani, Brioni, Hugo Boss, Burberry, Canali, Dolce & Gabbana, Kiton and Ermenegildo Zegna. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groupe Dynamite
Groupe Dynamite is a Canada-based clothing company, originally founded in 1975 as The Garage Clothing Company. The company creates, designs, markets and distributes from its head office in Montreal, Quebec, and operates over 300 stores across Canada and the United States, with more than 3,800 employees (as of 2020). In September 2020, the group filed for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. In December 2020, the group partnered with Uber to offer same-day delivery to customers in the Montreal area. Groupe Dynamite became the first national retailer in Canada to offer this service. History Garage Created in 1975, The Garage Clothing Company was the inception of the current company. Groupe Dynamite Groupe Dynamite was established in 1984. In 2020, Groupe announced they would be restructuring the company, following their filing for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. They also announced following the approval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafton-Fraser
Grafton Apparel Ltd. is a leading Canadian seller of men's apparel. Grafton Apparel Ltd. operates through its retail chains, Tip Top Tailors, George Richards Big and Tall, Mr. Big & Tall, and Kingsport Clothiers, which are located coast to coast in Canada. The company's leading competitor is Men's Wearhouse's Moores. History In 1853, James Beatty Grafton, son of Irish immigrants, left school at the age of 16 to become an apprentice in the dry goods industry. Moving later that year to Dundas, Ontario, he went into business with Anthony Gregson and opened a dry goods, millinery and clothing shop known as Gregson & Grafton. The company was established later that year, fourteen years before Canadian Confederation. In 1858 Anthony Gregson retired and James Grafton was joined in business by his brother John to form the J.B. & J.S. Grafton Co. In 1884, James John Grafton, the son of James Beatty Grafton joined the company as a full partner and the company was once again renamed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
