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Zellers is a former Canadian discount store chain, currently operating two store locations in Alberta and Ontario, Canada. Originally founded by Walter P. Zeller in 1928 and closed two years later, it
Zellers advertisement in the Toronto Star for its 1931 grand opening in Toronto. The announced location later became part of the Toronto Eaton Centre in 1977.
Liquidation closing sale at a Zellers store in Brossard, Quebec
The storefront of the re-opened Zellers in Bells Corners, Ottawa (closed again in 2020)
Zellers at former Hudson's Bay department store at Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga
Hudson's Bay Company
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The Hudson's Bay Company was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was hea
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…and Ontario, Canada. Originally founded by Walter P. Zeller in 1928 and closed two years later, it was relaunched in 1931. It was later acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1978, and after a series of acquisitions and expansions, it peaked with 350 locations in 1999. However, fierce competition and an inability…
Coat of arms plaque on the exterior of the former flagship store in Downtown Toronto (2007)
Charter of the HBC
Trading at an HBC trading post
Depiction of the capture of York Factory by French forces in 1694