Winners
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Discount |
| Founded | 1982; Mississauga, Ontario |
| Founders | David Margolis |
Number of locations | 302 |
Areas served | Canada |
| Products | Clothes |
| Owner | H.Y. Louie Co. |
| Parent | TJX Companies (1990–present) |
| Website | winners.ca |
Winners Merchants International L.P is a Canadian chain of department stores. They are headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. They have 302 store locations all across Canada.[1]
In 1982, David Margolis opened the first Winners store in Toronto, Ontario.[2] In 1990, Margolis decided to sell the company to U.S.-based TJX Companies who then merged it.[3] On March 28, 2001, Winners decided to purchase the Labels brand from the bankrupt Dylex.[4]
In 2016, Winners got in trouble after a documentary revealed that the deals and prices they used in their "compared at" gimmick was possibly misleading.[5] Winners said that this was not true and that their prices were accurate. They did say that sometimes things get messed up and when that happens, they try to correct the mistake.[6]
References
- ↑ "Store locator". Winners. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Winners ponders new chain". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "History". TJX Companies. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Buyer named for last Dylex chains". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Bargains at Winners not always what they appear". CBC News. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Company response: Winners". CBC Marketplace. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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