Zellers Makes its Way Back into the Canadian Market
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With its closure back in 2013, the Hudson’s Bay Company has decided to reintroduce Zellers into the Canadian retail market once more.
Things will look slightly different for the chain this time around, with locations opening within 25 existing Hudson’s Bay locations across the country starting in March 2023, with spaces ranging from 8,000 to 10,000 square feet.
If the revived Zellers proves to become a success, it is a possibility they could expand outside of Hudson Bay stores and into their own storefronts. With retail space increasingly scarce, companies looking to expand into a physical storefront must research and act quickly, as retailers will only take a short time to occupy the space.
Below is a list of Zellers locations currently and expected to open across Canada.
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• Pacific Centre, Downtown Vancouver
• Aberdeen Mall, Kamloops
• Guildford Town Centre, Surrey
• 7 Oaks Shopping Centre, Abbotsford
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• Midtown Plaza, Saskatoon
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• Erin Mills, Mississauga
• Burlington Mall, Burlington
• White Oaks Mall, London
• Scarborough Town Centre, Scarborough
• The Pen Centre, St. Catharines
• Cambridge Centre, Cambridge
• Rideau Centre, Ottawa
• St. Laurent Centre, Ottawa
• Cataraqui Town Centre, Kingston
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• Micmac Mall, Darthmouth
• Mayflower Shopping Mall, Sydney
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• Kingsway Garden Mall, Edmonton
• Medicine Hat Mall, Medicine Hat
• Sunridge Mall, Calgary
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• St. Vital Winnipeg
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Place Rosemère, Rosemère
• Galeries d'Anjou, Ville Anjou
• Carrefour de l'Estrie, Sherbrooke
• Les Promenades Gatineau, Gatineau
• Les Galeries de la Capitale, Quebec City
With the return of what all Canadian thought would be a long-missed retail store, what else could we see make a return in years to come?
References
DeLaire, M. (2023, January 18). Here is where 25 new Zellers stores will open in Canada this year. CTVNews. Retrieved April 6, 2023, from https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/here-is-where-25-new-zellers-stores-will-open-in-canada-this-year-1.6235651
McLean, S. (2023, March 20). Timing might be right for HBC to revive Zellers brand. RENX. Retrieved April 6, 2023, from https://renx.ca/zellers-returning-in-hudsons-bay-stores-this-week
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