Rollerstud98
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They may not have something for everyone but Canada West Boots are home grown boot company. Based in Winnipeg.
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Calgary Retail Thread
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potatopizzafan
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I wanted to get the Canada West Chelsea boots but they only come in EEE width for some reason, they sell them at Gravity pope. Ended up with a Swedish brand, Graninge
Not something I buy very often, but some housewares I've noticed that were made in Canada are Paderno pots and pans. Canadian Tire often has them on sale.
potatopizzafan
Active Member
I (ie. My wife) have had good luck finding Made in Canada stainless steel pots and pans at thrift stores, if thats your thing. They usually look a bit rough but I just scub them down with barkeepers friend and they look good as new.
Transit Apologist
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Hudson's Bay is filing for creditor protection: CTV article
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Hope they get this sorted out, seems like a great time for Canadians to support one of our oldest companies!
MichaelS
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I am pretty sure it is American owned now. Has been for some time.
Yes, that's right, it's basically owned majority by an American group and run by an American. I had forgotten about that.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
I forget we use to be a company in the west.
trtcttc
Senior Member
To be fair, I've tried going to the Bay before and the store is literally falling apart. There's very little inventory, leaking ceilings, broken escalators, etc.
Was at the Southcentre one on the weekend and it was a bit sad. Things like wallets were reduced to a single shoebox sized display, and both the elevator and down escalator were broken, requiring a detour through the fire stairs. Almost no staff around, either.
Still, people were shopping there.
It's sad, but also at the same time, it's part of the general evolution of retail. Department stores just aren't the trend these days, unless they are cheap goods like we see with Walmart. TBH I'm surprised the Bay has managed to hang on this long. Still sad to see some Canadian history disappearing.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Someone should buy them and divide up their target audience. when you're everything, you're nothing. So concentrate on your bread and butter mens clothing, womens clothing, and housewares (or where ever they see a gap in the market). If they shift to minimal brick and motor and go online and advertise, or maybe utilize shopify as a partner. They can still be in the busiest malls in the country but I would only do I'd say clothing at malls and do everything else online. No one is buying housewares in person anymore.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Definitely American owned, but still a legacy store in this country, it's 200 years older than the country it's in!
trtcttc
Senior Member
Would be curious where they make their money. Department stores are essentially the middleman between the customers and the brand. As the brands have gotten better at marketing and selling to consumers (through platforms like Shopify), there's really no need for department stores anymore. Simons is private so not sure how they are doing but the shopping experience is definitely much better and the smaller store results in a more curated selection.