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2 unusual facts about Sears Canada


Sears Canada

In 1952, General Robert E. Wood, the Chairman of U.S. retailer Sears, Roebuck and Company, sent a letter to Edgar G. Burton, President of the Robert Simpson Company of Toronto, proposing a partnership between their two companies in order to serve the Canadian market.

Timothy Eaton statue

When Sears Canada acquired many of the corporate assets of the Eaton's chain, there was a brief legal tussle between Sears and the Eaton family over ownership of the statues.


2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot

Riot police eventually managed to push the rioters away from Georgia, onto Granville Street and Robson Street, where the rioters then caused further substantial damage, breaking the windows of several shops and looting, such as a Future Shop, a Sears and a Chapters bookstore.

Aldo Group

Clients of Aldo Product Services include L'Aubainerie, ASOS.com, The Bay, Bebe, Debenhams, JCPenney, Kohl's, Lane Crawford, Macy's, Nordstrom, Piperlime, Sears Canada, Truth or Dare by Madonna, Zappos.com.

Forzani Group

FGL competes on a regional basis with independent retailers and regional chains, and on the national level with Mountain Equipment Co-op, Canadian Tire, Hudson's Bay Company, Walmart and Sears.

Jalynn Bennett

She is or has been a member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Nortel Networks, Teck Cominco, Sears Canada, Cadillac Fairview, Bombardier, Rexel Canada Electrical, CanWest Global Communications Corporation, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, the Ontario government's Public Accountants Council, and the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation.

Medicine Hat Mall

The mall has more than 100 stores and services including The Bay, Target, Sears, Safeway and Galaxy Cinemas.

Park Place Mall

Built in 1988, the 43,741.6 m² (470,831 sq ft) mall covers four city blocks downtown and includes over 100 stores, including one anchor store, Sears, and key tenants Chapters, Galaxy Cinemas, Michaels, Staples, and Winners.

Polo Park

The mall of Polo Park has over 200 stores including The Bay, Sears, Marshalls, and the Cineplex Entertainment movie theatres which also includes an IMAX venue.

Promenades Saint-Bruno

Outdoor tenants of Promenades Saint-Bruno include Best Buy, Sears Decor, Old Navy, Boston Pizza, Future Shop, Pier 1 Imports and Moores.


see also

Eaton's

The seven-store experiment was not successful, and Sears Canada President Paul Walters was forced to resign.