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{{Short description|Canadian department store chain}}
{{Infobox company
| name = La Maison Simons
| logo = SimonsLogo.jpg
| logo_size =
| image = Freezing rain in Quebec city 15.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Flagship store and headquarters on Côte de la Fabrique in [[Old Quebec]], [[Quebec City]] (2018)
| type = [[Private company|Private]]
| foundation = [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]] (1840)▼
| industry = [[Retail]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1840}} in [[Quebec City]], [[Lower Canada]]
| num_employees = 2,500 (2017)▼
| founders = {{flat list|
* Peter Simons
* Richard Simons
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.simons.ca/en}}▼
}}
'''La Maison Simons''', commonly known as '''Simons''', is a [[fashion]] [[retail]]er in Canada, headquartered in [[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]]. It is a family business currently operated by Richard and Peter Simons. The business was established in 1840 by the son of a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] immigrant to Quebec as a dry goods store. In the 1960s, the focus of the business changed to a [[department store]], incorporating youth-oriented brands. Beginning in 1981, La Maison Simons began an expansion across Quebec. In 2012, the company expanded its business to the [[West Edmonton Mall]] in [[Alberta]] first, before opening several more stores across Canada. The success of the location at the West Edmonton Mall led to the company being sought out as a key anchor tenant at malls across Canada. Primarily a privately held firm, La Maison Simons received outside investment for the first time in its history in 2018 when it sought to open a distribution centre in Quebec City.▼
| hq_location_country = [[Canada]]
| num_locations = 18
| num_locations_year = 2024
| area_served =
| key_people =
| num_employees_year = 2017
| footnotes =
}}
▲'''La Maison Simons'''
==History==
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===Expansion===
1961 marked a turning point for La Maison Simons as it entered a growth phase with its new store in Place Sainte-Foy where home decor was introduced as well as new brands for men and women in their thirties and forties. In 1981, a new store opened in Galeries
In 2012, Simons expanded to its seventh and largest location at [[West Edmonton Mall]], its first outside of Quebec.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/amid-retail-turmoil-simons-stays-focused-on-culture-and-people-rather-than-aggressive-expansion |title=Amid retail turmoil, Simons stays focused on culture and people, rather than aggressive expansion |work=Financial Post |last=Csernyik |first=Rob |date=June 26, 2017 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> It spent nearly $50 million on the store alone.<ref>{{cite book |last=Babin |first=Barry J. |last2=Harris |first2=Eric G. |last3=Murray |first3=Kyle B. |name-list-style=amp |title=CB (Consumer Behaviour) |edition=Second Canadian |publisher=Nelson Education |location=Toronto |year=2017 |orig-year=2014 |isbn=0-17-657038-1 |page=68}}</ref> The success of the location led other shopping malls to seek out La Maison Simons as an anchor tenant.<ref name="kellyglobe">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/property-report/simons-fashions-itself-into-major-anchor-tenant/article19601535/ |title=Simons fashions itself into major anchor tenant |work=The Globe and Mail |last=Kelly |first=Deirdre |date=July 15, 2014 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> On March 27, 2013, Simons announced it would open a new location in [[Ottawa]], Ontario's [[Rideau Centre]] in 2015 (although the store did not actually open until August 2016).<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/simons-coming-to-ottawa-rideau-centre-1.1213947 |title=Simons coming to Ottawa Rideau Centre |last=Schnurr |first=Joanne |work=CTV News |date=March 27, 2013 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> This was followed by an announcement on December 6, 2013, stating that a [[flagship]] store was to open at [[Square One Shopping Centre]] in [[Mississauga]], in spring 2016. The new store, which opened in March 2016, occupies a large portion of the former [[Sears Canada]] store.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1275377/simons-to-open-first-ontario-store-at-square-one-shopping-centre |title=Simons to open first Ontario store at Square One Shopping Centre |website=newswire.ca |date=December 6, 2013 |accessdate=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101439/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1275377/simons-to-open-first-ontario-store-at-square-one-shopping-centre |url-status=dead }}</ref>
A new store in [[Gatineau]], Quebec, opened on August 13, 2015, investing $21 million in the location.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/style/simons-store-opens-to-much-fanfare-in-gatineau |title=Simons store opens to much fanfare in Gatineau |last=Wilson |first=Janet |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=October 16, 2015 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> Furthermore, in 2015, a location opened
==Locations==
The chain includes
[[File:Maison Simons (Montréal) 2006-01-27.JPG|thumb|right|Downtown Montreal store, ([[Saint Catherine Street]])]]
[[File:Simons-Park-Royal-Vancouver.jpg|thumb|right|Park Royal store, West Vancouver]]
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===Alberta===
* [[The Core Shopping Centre (Calgary)|The Core Shopping Centre]], [[Calgary]]
* [[Southcentre Mall]], [[Calgary]]
* [[Londonderry Mall]], [[Edmonton]]
* [[West Edmonton Mall]], [[Edmonton]]
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* [[Les Promenades Gatineau]], [[Gatineau]]
* [[CF Carrefour Laval]], [[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]
* Carrefour Industrielle Alliance, [[Downtown Montreal]], [[Montreal]]
* [[Galeries d'Anjou]], [[Montreal]]
* [[Fairview Pointe-Claire]], [[Pointe-Claire]]
* [[Galeries de la Capitale]], [[Quebec City]]
* Côte de la Fabrique, [[Old Quebec]], [[Quebec City]]
* [[Place Sainte-Foy]], [[Quebec City]]
* [[Promenades Saint-Bruno]], [[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]]
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* [[Park Royal Shopping Centre]], [[West Vancouver]]
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==Cultural==
As a gift to the city of Quebec for its [[400th anniversary of Quebec City|400th anniversary]] (2008), La Maison Simons offered a restored fountain, the {{Interlanguage link|Fontaine de Tourny|fr|}}, imported from France. The fountain was originally positioned in [[Bordeaux]]'s Allées de Tourny, named after [[Louis-Urbain-Aubert de Tourny|Aubert Tourny]], a French intendant remembered for his contribution to the beautification of Bordeaux, Quebec City's sister city. It was built in the mid-19th century and won a gold medal at the [[Exposition Universelle (1855)|Paris world exposition]] of 1855. The Fontaine de Tourny was installed in front of the [[National Assembly of Quebec]] in April 2007.<ref>
In August 2008, the retailer chose to withdraw its fall catalogue after complaints its models were too thin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quebec retail chain pulls catalogues over too-thin model photos |url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=edb27dd5-e897-4415-83de-b8cff5e59fb9 |work=Ottawa Citizen |publisher=canada.com |date= August 27, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105051606/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=edb27dd5-e897-4415-83de-b8cff5e59fb9 |archivedate=November 5, 2012 |url-status=dead|accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref>
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== Company struggles ==
In February 2020, [[Canada Goose (clothing)|Canada Goose]] ended its wholesale agreement with La Maison Simons, which
==See also==
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