RIP Hudson’s Bay

[mommasita]

Thanks. I guess some marginally performing stores will close but hopefully the chain will survive.

Are there still small Bay stores (not mall sized) in less populated smaller cities?

I live in a smaller city if you will. 400,000 roughly. There is a small The Bay, it is attached to the mall, but you can get in by their own doors as well. It is very new. It was a Zellers, it’s quite small.
I am not a fan of this Bay store at all. It’s very modernized, and you don’t feel like you are even in a Bay store.

 

[Lesverts]

There is Simons. 3 are opening in and around Toronto (Mississauga, Vaughan and in part of the space that was the last flagship Eaton's in Toronto).

I miss Eaton's. I was young when they closed but I remember going to Eaton's was always the special experience. And it features prominently in The Hockey Sweater.

 

[bcla]

Nordstrom actually shut down all their Canadian stores in 2023. If The Bay closes forever, then the only non-Walmart way to shop for anything really is online.

You’ll be going through a lot more hassle returning clothing since you can’t try clothes online. You gotta go IRL for that.

Canadian Tire? I haven't been inside one, but I have passed by a few in BC and saw how big it was from the outside. I was told it was way more than an auto parts retailer despite the name.

 

[White Cat]

Canadian Tire? I haven't been inside one, but I have passed by a few in BC and saw how big it was from the outside. I was told it was way more than an auto parts retailer despite the name.

They sell about everything.