Laura's Shoppe Inc. is a Canadian women’s wear boutique chain founded in 1930 by Laura Wolstein, the first Laura store was located on St. Hubert Street, Montreal and later moved to Verdun Avenue in

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, a

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of Montreal. Laura Canada remained a one-store operation until 1973 when Kalman Fisher, grandson of Laura Wolstein, and now President of Laura Canada, opened a second store in a small

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in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. A third store was opened in

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in 1975, followed by another in

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in 1976.

Filing for creditor protection

In July 2015, Laura filed for creditor protection. According to company's filing, the chain has liabilities of more than $20 million.Womenswear chain Laura files for creditor protection
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Official website
Clothing retailers of Canada Companies based in Montreal 1930 establishments in Quebec Retail companies established in 1930