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The Source began as the Canadian branch of Radio Shack (later "RadioShack").The first Radio Shack store in Canada was opened on April 20, 1970, in Rexdale, Ontario.The chain was originally owned by Radio Shack's American parent company Tandy Corporation, but was spun off in June 1986, along with the rest of Tandy's international operations, as InterTAN.
Target Canada — department store; The Disney Store Canada — Toy store; This Ain't the Rosedale Library; Tops 'N' Toys; Toronto Women's Bookstore; Toy City — toy chain owned by Consumers Distributing; Towers — department store chain; Tower Records — Canadian division of US-based music and entertainment store chain; The Source ...
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 .
A&A Records – founded in Toronto at the end of WWII, it was the dominant record chain store in Canada until being superseded by Sam the Record Man in the 1960s; it became defunct in 1993 A&B Sound – home electronics retailer based in Richmond , BC; founded in 1959, it had expanded as far as Winnipeg , Manitoba by 2000, but its subsequent ...
In electronics, refurbishment is the practice of restoring and testing a pre-owned electronic device so that it can be re-sold. Refurbished electronics are therefore pre-owned electronic devices (usually smartphones, tablets, or laptops), that have been tested by a reseller to confirm that they are fully working.
A close up of Harry Stein (founder of Henry & Company, later Henry's) in front of his first store in Toronto, Ontario. Henry's was established in 1909 by Harry Himelstein, a Russian laborer on the Trans-Siberian Railway - turned watchmaker - who immigrated to Canada in 1906 at the age of 16.
By 1990, Future Shop became the largest retailer of computers and consumer electronics in Canada and was operating 38 stores across the country and some areas of the United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In August 1993, Future Shop went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange , making $30 million to be used for expansion and to pay off debt.
Toronto Premium Outlets is an outlet mall in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. Being the first Premium Outlet Center in Canada, [1] and the first conglomeration of stores of its type in that nation, [2] the facility opened on Thursday, August 1, 2013. [3] It is anchored by Saks Off 5th.