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.

List of retailers

Lowe's

NameTypeDate announcedLocations affectedSituationSources
Addition ElleclothingJune 202077Part of a larger restructuring of its owner, Reitmans. The company owns another plus-size retailer, Penningtons.[1]
Agnew-SurpassshoesAugust 2000223Bankruptcy
Best Buy,Electronics and Home AppliancesJan 2023,15
Bath & Body WorksbathMay 20201Described as "rightsizing", it was part of a larger closure by L Brands.[2]
Bentley LeathersaccessoriesDecember 201990[3]
BoseaudioJanuary 20203[4]
The Bombay CompanyhomeJanuary 2019-Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
BowringhomeJanuary 2019-Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
Bryan'sclothing200927Fell victim to the Great Recession
DavidsTeafoodJuly 202082COVID-19 impacts.[5]
Future ShopelectronicsJanuary 20138[6]
Future Shopelectronics2014–20158+Including Boucherville, Greenfield Park,[7] Montreal,[8] Ottawa,[9] Regina,[10] Kingston,[11] New Minas,[12] and New Glasgow.[13]
Future ShopelectronicsMarch 201566The other 65 locations were rebranded as Best Buy.[14][15]
Gamestop CanadaGaming2020-20212
Gymboreekids' clothingJanuary 201949[16]
hmvmusic201797Debt and declining sales. Sunrise Records purchased 70 of the leases, reopening the stores under their own brand.[17]
Holt RenfrewdepartmentAugust 20143Locations in Ottawa, Quebec City, and Winnipeg
Holt RenfrewdepartmentMay 20191Retailer had a downtown Edmonton store since 1950.[18]
Hudson's Bay CompanydepartmentMay 20201Closure of a 207-year-old location[2][19]
Lowe's Canada department December 2023 - [20]
Jean MachineclothingNovember 201824Remaining stores.[21]
MariposaclothingSeptember 2008Bankruptcy due to the Financial crisis of 2007-2008
Nando'srestaurantMay 202021After closures, the chain had 27 locations open across Canada.[22]
NordstromdepartmentMarch 20236
Pier 1 ImportsHome goodsFebruary 202067Bankruptcy[23]
Sears CanadadepartmentJune 201759[24]
Sears CanadadepartmentOctober 201774[25]
Sears HomehomeOctober 20178[25]
Sears HometowndepartmentOctober 201749[25]
StaplesOffice supplies and Electronics201415move to online sales
StokesHome goodsFebruary 202040Bankruptcy[26]
Thyme MaternityclothingJune 202054Part of a larger restructuring of its owner, Reitmans.[1]
Town ShoesshoesAugust 201838Citing competition.[27]
Victoria's SecretlingerieMay 202013Rightsizing[2]
Williams SonomakitchenNovember 20192Both locations in Montreal.[28]
WalmartDepartment20213 in ON, 2 in AB, 1 in NLdue to low sales
Zellersliquidation2011-2013189Target acquires the leases of 189 Zellers stores, most of which it would convert into their own stores. Zellers would continue as a chain in 64 smaller communities.
Zellersliquidation201264HBC announces that it would not continue the Zellers brand in smaller communities.
Zellersliquidation20202The final locations served as liquidation stores for Hudson's Bay.[29][30]

The final two Overwaitea Foods stores were closed in 2018; these locations reopened as Save-On-Foods.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 Toneguzzi, Mario (2 June 2020). "Reitmans Permanently Shutting All 131 Addition Elle and Thyme Maternity Storefronts Amid Restructuring". Retail Insider. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Patterson, Craig (22 May 2020). "L Brands to Permanently Shutter 13 Victoria's Secret Stores in Canada". Retail-Insider.com. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Patterson, Craig (11 December 2019). "Bentley Leathers Exits Court Protection After Successful Restructuring Proceedings". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Craig (17 January 2020). "Bose to Shutter Canadian Stores Amid Brick-and-Mortar Retail Retreat". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "DavidsTea to close 82 retail locations in Canada amid COVID-19". Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Future Shop shutters Canadian stores, will re-brand as Best Buy". The Globe and Mail. March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Future Shop ferme deux magasins". Canoe.ca.
  8. ↑ "EXCLUSIF: Un futur Marché Adonis aux Galeries d'Anjou?". Mercier Est.
  9. ↑ "Future Shop in Gloucester to close up shop". CTV News Ottawa. Bell Media.
  10. ↑ "Regina Future Shop closing Monday". Leader Post. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Future Shop to close its Kingston store". The Kingston Whig-Standard.
  12. ↑ "Future Shop closing two Nova Scotia locations, including New Minas store". kingscountynews.ca.
  13. ↑ "New Glasgow Future Shop closing Friday". ngnews.ca.
  14. ↑ "Future Shop stores re-open under Best Buy name". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Shopping At Best Buy (Future Shop?) Is Kind Of Confusing Now". Huffington Post. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Patterson, Craig (17 January 2019). "Gymboree to Close All 49 Canadian Stores Amid Bankruptcy". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "HMV reveals lists of stores set to close". BBC News. London UK: British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ↑ Patterson, Craig (15 May 2019). "Holt Renfrew Announces Closure of Downtown Edmonton Store [Feature/Analysis]". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  19. ↑ Patterson, Craig (15 May 2020). "Hudson's Bay Exiting Downtown Edmonton After 207 Years". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Lowe's Canada Defunct". Wikipedia. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  21. ↑ Lui, Christopher (1 November 2018). "Jean Machine to Close All Stores After 42 Years in Business". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  22. ↑ Toneguzzi, Mario (21 May 2020). "Restaurant Chain 'Nando's' Permanently Closing 21 Canadian Locations". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  23. ↑ Patterson, Craig (18 February 2020). "Pier 1 Imports to Close All Canadian Stores". Retail-Insider.com. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  24. ↑ Alini, Erica (22 June 2017). "Here are the 59 Sears Canada stores set to close and where you can expect liquidations". Global News. Toronto ON. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  25. 1 2 3 "Sears Canada Seeks to Shutter Operations and Close All Stores". Retail-insider.com. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  26. ↑ Toneguzzi, Mario (25 May 2020). "Stokes to Permanently Close 40 Store Locations in Canada". Retail-Insider.com. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  27. ↑ Patterson, Craig (28 August 2018). "DSW to Shutter Town Shoes Chain of Stores". Retail Insider. Vancouver BC: Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  28. ↑ Patterson, Craig (18 November 2019). "Williams Sonoma to Exit Quebec Amid Multiple Store Closures in Canada". Retail-Insider. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  29. ↑ Patterson, Craig (13 August 2019). "Zellers' Last 2 Remaining Stores to Close [Analysis]". Retail-Insider. Retail Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  30. ↑ Watters, Haydn (19 January 2020). "As final Zellers stores close, former employees swap memories, memorabilia". CBC.ca. Toronto ON: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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