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Are there any Zellers left in Canada?
The Canadian department retailer that is currently owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has been closed since 2013, but the company is making a comeback, in pop-up form. So far, this is the only location in Canada, but Hudson’s Bay said more Zellers pop-up shops may be opened up across the country in the future.
When was Zellers founded?
1931
Zellers/Founded
Is Zellers coming back to Canada 2021?
2021: Pop-up shop In late August 2021, HBC relaunched the Zellers brand as a pop-up shop within a Hudson’s Bay department store located at the Burlington Centre mall in Ontario.
Who was Zellers owned by?
HBC
Founded in 1930s The Zellers department store was founded in 1931. It was acquired by HBC in 1978 and operated as the discount division of its flagship Hudson’s Bay department stores. The store hit its peak of about 350 locations in the late 1990s, before losing ground to big box competitors such as Walmart.
When did Zellers go out of business?
Zellers
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Defunct | March 2013 (as a chain) January 2020 (liquidation stores) |
| Fate | Closed with most store leases acquired by Target Canada and Walmart Canada. Selected locations were retained to serve as liquidation centres for other HBC retail chains until 2020 |
| Headquarters | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
Is Zellers a Canadian company?
Zellers was a Canadian chain discount department retail chain and currently a brand name owned by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). Founded in 1931, it was based in Brampton, Ontario….Zellers.
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Number of locations | 350 (1999) |
Why is the Bay suing Zellers?
The lawsuit comes after the Hudson’s Bay Company failed to renew its trademark on Zellers, and it was “expunged” in September 2020, according to the federal government’s Canadian Trademarks Database. That Zellers Inc. is not affiliated with the Hudson’s Bay Company in any way, according to HBC.
Is Winners the same as TJ Maxx?
Winners Merchants International L.P is a chain of off-price Canadian department stores owned by TJX Companies. Its market niche is similar to the American store TJ Maxx, and it is a partnered retailer to department stores HomeSense and Marshalls.