Iconic Canadian division retailer Zellers is ready to be reborn this spring.
Hudson’s Bay teased a Zellers comeback a number of months in the past, however now now we have extra particulars surrounding the retailer’s hopefully triumphant return to former glory.
25 Hudson’s Bay places throughout Canada will supply an “in-store expertise” starting from 8,000 to 10,000 sq. ft., which implies they’ll take up a considerable quantity of ground area.
Earlier than you remark one thing alongside the traces of, “I assumed this web site is about Canadian tech information?,” I’d prefer to level out that Zellers can be launching an e-commerce website alongside its “in-store expertise,” in order that’s my angle (I additionally used to work at a Zellers location in Brampton, Ontario).
HBC says its e-commerce website will launch concurrently with its retail places someday within the spring of 2023. Zellers.ca presently permits you to join updates relating to the web site’s launch and contains a trendy-looking picture of a chair.
Just a few weeks in the past, HBC additionally posted a number of hyperlinks to Zellers’ official Instagram account displaying off the model’s barely revamped emblem and several other merchandise it seemingly will promote.
As a fan of the ‘Really Canadian’ retailer, it’s nice to see the model return. That mentioned, I hope that is an precise return to type as a result of its experimental pop-up locations are disappointingly lacklustre.
For instance, the Burlington, Ontario Hudson’s Bay location’s in-store location is little quite a lot of purple indicators and boring clearance merchandise. There’s not even any cool Zellers merchandise out there at places (I might completely purchase a Zellers sweater or hat).
On one other observe, there’s a risk this nostalgic comeback is targeted on defending the Zellers trademark from a Quebec-based enterprise that registered a trademark for the name in 2021.
Under is a listing of the entire Hudson’s Bay places that can function in-store Zellers places:
Ontario
- Erin Mills, Mississauga
- Burlington Mall, Burlington
- White Oaks Mall, London
- Scarborough City Centre, Scarborough
- Pen Centre Purchasing Plaza, St. Catharines
- Cambridge Centre, Cambridge
- Rideau Centre, Ottawa
- St. Laurent Centre, Ottawa
- Cataraqui City Centre, Kingston
Quebec
- Place Rosemère, Rosemère
- Galeries d’Anjou, Ville Anjou
- Carrefour de l’Estrie, Sherbrooke
- Les Promenades Gatineau, Gatineau
- Les Galeries de la Capitale, Quebec Metropolis
British Columbia
- Pacific Centre, Downtown Vancouver
- Aberdeen Mall, Kamloops
- Guildford City Centre, Surrey
- 7 Oaks Purchasing Centre, Abbotsford
Alberta
- Kingsway Backyard Mall, Edmonton
- Drugs Hat Mall, Drugs Hat
- Sunridge Mall, Calgary
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
- Micmac Mall, Dartmouth
- Mayflower Purchasing Mall, Sydney
Supply: Newswire
