From: Loran <loran@invalid.net>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: BIDENOMICS: Iconic Tupperware Company to Close Its Last U.S.
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:36:47 -0600
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Alan wrote:
> Companies have been closing their US facilities for decades
There's the rot of globalism for ya, hosehead!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_retail_closures_(21st_century)
Name Type Date announced Locations affected Situation Sources
Addition Elle clothing June 2020 77 Part of a larger restructuring of
its owner, Reitmans. The company owns another plus-size retailer,
Penningtons. [1]
Agnew-Surpass shoes August 2000 223 Bankruptcy
Best Buy, Electronics and Home Appliances Jan 2023, 15
Bath & Body Works bath May 2020 1 Described as "rightsizing", it was
part of a larger closure by L Brands. [2]
Bentley Leathers accessories December 2019 90 [3]
Bose audio January 2020 3 [4]
The Bombay Company home January 2019 - Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
Bowring home January 2019 - Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
Bryan's clothing 2009 27 Fell victim to the Great Recession
DavidsTea food July 2020 82 COVID-19 impacts. [5]
Future Shop electronics January 2013 8 [6]
Future Shop electronics 2014â2015 8+ Including Boucherville, Greenfield
Park,[7] Montreal,[8] Ottawa,[9] Regina,[10] Kingston,[11] New
Minas,[12] and New Glasgow.[13]
Future Shop electronics March 2015 66 The other 65 locations were
rebranded as Best Buy. [14][15]
Gamestop Canada Gaming 2020â2021 2
Gymboree kids' clothing January 2019 49 [16]
hmv music 2017 97 Debt and declining sales. Sunrise Records purchased 70
of the leases, reopening the stores under their own brand. [17]
Holt Renfrew department August 2014 3 Locations in Ottawa, Quebec City,
and Winnipeg
Holt Renfrew department May 2019 1 Retailer had a downtown Edmonton
store since 1950.[18]
Hudson's Bay Company department May 2020 1 Closure of a 207-year-old
location [2][19]
Lowe's Canada department December 2023 - [20]
Jean Machine clothing November 2018 24 Remaining stores. [21]
Mariposa clothing September 2008 Bankruptcy due to the Financial crisis
of 2007â2008
Nando's restaurant May 2020 21 After closures, the chain had 27
locations open across Canada. [22]
Nordstrom department March 2023 6
Pier 1 Imports Home goods February 2020 67 Bankruptcy [23]
Sears Canada department June 2017 59 [24]
Sears Canada department October 2017 74 [25]
Sears Home home October 2017 8 [25]
Sears Hometown department October 2017 49 [25]
Staples Office supplies and Electronics 2014 15 move to online sales
Stokes Home goods February 2020 40 Bankruptcy [26]
Thyme Maternity clothing June 2020 54 Part of a larger restructuring of
its owner, Reitmans. [1]
Town Shoes shoes August 2018 38 Citing competition. [27]
Victoria's Secret lingerie May 2020 13 Rightsizing [2]
Williams Sonoma kitchen November 2019 2 Both locations in Montreal. [28]
Walmart Department 2021 3 in ON, 2 in AB, 1 in NL due to low sales
Zellers liquidation 2011â2013 189 Target 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.
Zellers liquidation 2012 64 HBC announces that it would not continue the
Zellers brand in smaller communities.
Zellers liquidation 2020 2 The 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]