La Maison Simons
La Maison Simons (also known as Simons) is a Canadian chain of fashion and department stores. They have headquarters in Quebec City, Quebec. They have 19 store locations in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.[1]
 Flagship store and headquarters in Quebec City, Quebec | |
| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1840; Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 19 |
Areas served | Canada |
Key people | Bernard Leblanc (CEO) |
| Products | Clothing |
| Website | simons.ca |
In 1812, Scottish-born Peter Simons moved to a farm in Lower Canada and had a family. His son John opened a dry goods store in 1840 and shipped merchandise across the Atlantic Ocean back to his store. After World War II, they decided to change the business model from goods to a department store and fashion retailer, seeing a large growth in sales afterwards.[2][3]
On October 31, 2012, Simons expanded outside of Quebec for the first time when they opened their West Edmonton Mall store in Edmonton, Alberta.[4]
In 2022, Bernard Leblanc was named as the new CEO of Simons.[5] On June 6, 2024, La Maison Simons announced that they were going to expand and open two stores in Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto to take over the former Nordstrom buildings.[6]
La Maison Simons Media
Simons & Foulds store in 1895 on côte de la Fabrique, Quebec City.
La Maison Simons, 20, côte de la Fabrique, Vieux-Québec
Downtown Montreal store on Saint Catherine Street
Park Royal store in West Vancouver
Place Sainte-Foy store in Quebec City
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References
- ↑ "Our Stores". Simons. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Our Story". Simons. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Is Simons Canada's Next Great Department Store?". The Walrus. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Simons opens its doors in Edmonton". Global News. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Simons CEO On Leading Canada's Fashion Retailer Into A Data-Driven, Sustainable Future". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "La Maison Simons to open at Toronto's Eaton Centre, Yorkdale in former Nordstrom spaces". CityNews Toronto. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
