Zellers is returning to Canada, a decade after it packed up shop. (Dreamstime)

By Pete McIntyre

what's old is new

Retail outlet Zellers announces return to B.C. with four locations

Jan 18, 2023 | 2:57 PM

Zellers is making a comeback.

HBC has announced the planned locations for its first 25 Zellers store experiences within Hudson’s Bay.

The locations will complement the first-ever Zellers.ca ecommerce site, with plans to ultimately bring Zellers to nearly every community in Canada.

Four of the launch sites are in B.C., with three in the Lower Mainland and one in Kamloops at the Aberdeen Mall.

“Customers will be greeted with a thoughtful selection of design-led products across home decor, toys, baby, apparel and pets, housed within Zellers’ signature red and white that will guide customers along in their retail journey,” a news release from the company said.

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The launch of the stores is targeted for this spring.

Zellers launch communities:

British Columbia

• Hudson’s Bay, Downtown Vancouver
• Aberdeen Mall, Kamloops
• Guildford Town Centre, Surrey
• 7 Oaks Shopping Centre, Abbotsford

Alberta

• Kingsway Garden Mall, Edmonton
• Medicine Hat Mall, Medicine Hat
• Sunridge Mall, Calgary

Saskatchewan

• Midtown Plaza, Saskatoon

Manitoba

• St. Vital, Winnipeg

Ontario

• Erin Mills, Mississauga
• Burlington Mall, Burlington
• White Oaks Mall, London
• Scarborough Town Centre , Scarborough
• Pen Centre Shopping Plaza, St. Catharines
• Cambridge Centre, Cambridge
• Rideau Center, Ottawa
• St. Laurent Center, Ottawa
• Cataraqui Town 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 City

Nova Scotia

• Micmac Mall, Dartmouth
• Mayflower Shopping Mall, Sydney

HBC said the Zellers component within Hudson’s Bay will be between 8,000 – 10,000 square feet depending on location.

The Zellers department store began in 1931 and was acquired by HBC in 1978.

HBC announced plans to sell most of remaining Zellers leases to Target in 2011, closing most stores by 2013.