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Zellers was a Canadian discount store chain founded by Walter P. Zeller in 1931. It was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1978, and after a series of acquisitions and expansions, peaked with 350 locations in 1999. [2]
With the takeover of Towers; Zellers continued operating the two locations during the 1990s. Due to Zellers having a larger location nearby at County Fair Mall and IGA closing due to the takeover of the Oshawa Group by Sobeys, Gardens Mall was closed and demolished in early 2000s. The site was redeveloped into open air plaza anchored by Walmart.
Walter Philip Zeller (October 21, 1890 – August 25, 1957) was a Canadian businessman and founder of discount retail chain Zellers. Zeller was born October 21, 1890, near the city of Kitchener, Ontario (then Berlin). [1] His great-grandfather settled in Breslau, Ontario after arriving from Germany.
The Grant Company was allowed to purchase 10% of Zellers common shares, and was given options that eventually translated into a 51% effective ownership of Zellers in 1959. In return for this, the "Grant Company [was] making available to Zellers its experience on matters of merchandise, real estate, store development, and general administration".
On August 12, 1993, 13 former Woodward's locations instantly opened as The Bay stores while 10 would start renovating in order to be taken over later in the year by Zellers. [6] These 23 conversions include two locations that were split among The Bay and Zellers, at Oakridge Centre and Chinook Centre.
Zeddy (mascot), teddy bear mascot of Zellers, a Canadian chain of department stores; See also. Zeddie (or Z Class or Takapuna), an old New Zealand sailing dinghy
Shop-Rite was a chain of catalogue stores in Ontario, Canada, that operated from the 1970s to 1982.In a Shop-Rite catalogue store, customers would browse the catalogue, select their merchandise and apply to the store clerk for the item.
Also in 1988, Canadian discount retail chain Zellers produced a series of animated commercials depicting Batman and Robin battling their foes in the Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler. The Joker and the Penguin used the Super Powers color scheme notably including the Penguin's red, yellow, and blue umbrella.