La Maison Simons is a Canadian department store chain founded in 1840 by John Simons. The business was established as a dry goods store by the son of a Scottish immigrant to Lower Canada. During 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 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. Simons and Holt Renfrew, both founded in the 1800s in Quebec City, are the only Canadian department stores operating as of June 2025. Read more
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