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  1. The Robert Simpson Company Limited, commonly known as Simpson's until 1972, then as Simpsons, and in Quebec sometimes as Simpson, was a Canadian department store chain that had its earliest roots in a store opened in 1858 by Robert Simpson.

  2. Apr 20, 2010 · Simpsons, Limited with head offices in Toronto, was the present-day successor to the dry goods store opened in 1872 by Robert SIMPSON in Toronto. Originally averse to the idea of running a "department store," Simpsons eventually added shoe and specialty food departments and a mail order business.

  3. From its humble roots as a rural dry goods store in Newmarket, Province of Canada (Ontario) in 1858, the Robert Simpson Company, also known as Simpson’s, became one of Canada’s major department stores throughout the 20th century before its acquisition by Hudson’s Bay Company in 1978. Early Years.

  4. By the late 1980s, the Simpson's stores were either sold to Sears or converted into Bay stores, including Robert Simpson's original store at Queen and Yonge Streets in Toronto. Today, Sears is the only traditional department store catalogue published in Canada.

  5. Dec 3, 2011 · Simpson’s has disappeared from the Toronto scene, but thankfully The Bay continues to honour this fine tradition. Simpson’s 1921 Catalogue. Today’s Christmas windows of The Bay department store on Queen Street.

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  6. Aug 28, 2015 · On the corner of Queen Street West and Yonge, in the heart of downtown Toronto, sits the former flagship store of Robert Simpson Company Limited, otherwise known as Simpson’s. Now resting in the shade of soaring skyscrapers, it was an influential force in the department store industry, and shaped the shopping experience we know and love today.

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  8. May 8, 2024 · The Robert Simpson Company Limited, commonly known as Simpson's until 1972, then as Simpsons, and in Quebec sometimes as Simpson, was a Canadian department store chain that had its earliest roots in a store opened in 1858 by Robert Simpson.