Agnew-Surpass

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Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores Ltd. was a Canadian shoe retailer. [1]

Agnew Shoes was founded in Brantford, Ontario, in 1879(146 years ago), and merged in 1928 with Surpass Stores. In 1962 the chain was acquired by American firm Genesco, [2] and in 1987 it was sold to a numbered company controlled by former Bata Shoe executive Michael Graye. [3] Despite being the largest chain of shoe stores in Canada, the chain went bankrupt in 2000(25 years ago). [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Kidd, Kenneth (28 January 1987). "Vancouver investor wins control of Agnew Surpass" . Toronto Star . ProQuest   435544781 . Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Company Detail". Canadian Corporate Reports. McGill Digital Archive. 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Genesco sale to include Agnew Surpass chain". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Peter (19 August 2000). "Agnew Group files for bankruptcy protection". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Agnew Shoes shuts all 223 stores across Canada" . The Globe and Mail . 18 August 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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