List of Canadian retail closures (21st century)

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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

NameTypeDate announcedLocations affectedSituationSources
Addition Elle clothingJune 202077Part of a larger restructuring of its owner, Reitmans. The company owns another plus-size retailer, Penningtons. [1]
Agnew-Surpass shoesAugust 2000223Bankruptcy
Best Buy,Electronics and Home AppliancesJan 2023,15
Bath & Body Works bathMay 20201Described as "rightsizing", it was part of a larger closure by L Brands. [2]
Bentley Leathers accessoriesDecember 201990 [3]
Bose audioJanuary 20203 [4]
The Bombay Company homeJanuary 2019-Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
Bowring homeJanuary 2019-Insolvency of owner Fluid Brands Inc
Bryan'sclothing200927Fell victim to the Great Recession
DavidsTea foodJuly 202082COVID-19 impacts. [5]
Future Shop electronicsJanuary 20138 [6]
Future Shop electronics2014–20158+Including Boucherville, Greenfield Park, [7] Montreal, [8] Ottawa, [9] Regina, [10] Kingston, [11] New Minas, [12] and New Glasgow. [13]
Future Shop electronicsMarch 201566The other 65 locations were rebranded as Best Buy. [14] [15]
Gamestop CanadaGaming2020–20212
Gymboree kids' clothingJanuary 201949 [16]
hmv music201797Debt and declining sales. Sunrise Records purchased 70 of the leases, reopening the stores under their own brand. [17]
Holt Renfrew departmentAugust 20143Locations in Ottawa, Quebec City, and Winnipeg
Holt Renfrew departmentMay 20191Retailer had a downtown Edmonton store since 1950. [18]
Hudson's Bay Company departmentMay 20201Closure of a 207-year-old location [2] [19]
Lowe's Canada departmentDecember 2023- [20]
Jean Machine clothingNovember 201824Remaining stores. [21]
MariposaclothingSeptember 2008Bankruptcy due to the Financial crisis of 2007–2008
Nando's restaurantMay 202021After closures, the chain had 27 locations open across Canada. [22]
Nordstrom departmentMarch 20236
Pier 1 Imports Home goodsFebruary 202067Bankruptcy [23]
Sears Canada departmentJune 201759 [24]
Sears Canada departmentOctober 201774 [25]
Sears Home homeOctober 20178 [25]
Sears Hometown departmentOctober 201749 [25]
StaplesOffice supplies and Electronics201415move to online sales
StokesHome goodsFebruary 202040Bankruptcy [26]
Thyme Maternity clothingJune 202054Part of a larger restructuring of its owner, Reitmans. [1]
Town Shoes shoesAugust 201838Citing competition. [27]
Victoria's SecretlingerieMay 202013Rightsizing [2]
Williams Sonoma kitchenNovember 20192Both locations in Montreal. [28]
WalmartDepartment20213 in ON, 2 in AB, 1 in NLdue to low sales
Zellers liquidation2011–2013189Target 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.
Zellers liquidation201264HBC announces that it would not continue the Zellers brand in smaller communities.
Zellers liquidation20202The 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]

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