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| name = La Maison Simons
| logo = SimonsLogo.jpg
| logo_size =
| image = Freezing rain in Quebec city 15.jpg
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| 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
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}}
▲'''La Maison Simons'''
==History==
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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 at [[Park Royal Shopping Centre]] in [[West Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref name="kellyglobe"/> A store in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], opened on March 16, 2017, in the Lancaster Building as part of [[The Core (shopping centre)|The Core]] shopping mall. In August 2017, La Maison Simons opened a new store in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, at [[Londonderry Mall]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3690810/simons-ready-to-open-its-doors-at-edmontons-londonderry-mall/ |title=Simons ready to open its doors at Edmonton’s Londonderry Mall |last=Kornik |first=Slav |work=Global News |date=August 23, 2017 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, La Maison Simons received outside investment for the first time in its history as part of efforts to open a new distribution centre in Quebec City.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-simons-taps-outside-investors-for-first-time-as-challenges-pressure/ |title=Simons acquires outside investment to help fund distribution centre |last=Franson |first=Jason |agency=The Canadian Press |work=The Globe and Mail |date=May 29, 2018 |accessdate=July 9, 2018}}</ref> New stores are expected to open in the [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] and [[Yorkdale Shopping Centre]], in the space occupied by [[Nordstrom]], in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Casaletto |first1=Lucas |title=La Maison Simons to open at Toronto’s Eaton Centre, Yorkdale in former Nordstrom spaces |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/06/06/la-maison-simons-stores-toronto-yorkdale-nordstrom-fall-2025/ |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=City News |date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
==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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===Nova Scotia===
==Cultural==
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