Buck or Two Plus!

Buck or Two Plus! (also known as A Buck or Two) is a Canadian dollar store chain. They currently operate in Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland & Labrador, Ontario, and Quebec. They formerly had operations in all 10 provinces. 
==History==
A $1 or $2 was founded in Vaughan, Ontario. Their first locations opened in the Southern Ontario area. Eventually, A $1 or $2 began franchising locations to grow the business. 
In 1992, A $1 or $2 changed their name to A Buck or Two. Throughout the 1990s, Buck or Two continued to expand into other provinces, and eventually became the largest dollar store in Canada with over 340 locations across all 10 provinces. In the same decade, another dollar store was founded in Quebec, they were called Dollarama. 
By the early 2000s, Dollarama quickly expanded to 100s locations across Canada and became the new largest Canadian dollar store, surpassing Buck or Two. As Buck or Two was quickly losing market share, they began to close locations across Canada. 
In 2004, Buck or Two filed for bankruptcy protection, and closed over 80 locations.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/buck-or-two-parent-files-for-protection/article20434639/ At the same time, Buck or Two's stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange went from almost 6 dollars to just 40 cents. Because of this, they eventually left the TSX and became a private company. 
Over the next several years, Buck or Two continued to close more locations, they ended up leaving several provinces such as New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan. 
In 2011, Buck or Two rebranded to "Buck or Two Plus!" and also created a new logo and store design to keep stores more modern. 
Today, Buck or Two Plus now is a much smaller company, with just 29 locations left. However, in provinces such as Newfoundland & Labrador where there is less competition from mainly Dollarama, Buck or Two Plus does well. 
==See also==
*Dollar Tree
*Dollarama
Category:Retailers
Category:Dollar Stores
Category:Companies founded in Canada
Category:Soon to be Defunct
Category:Canada
Category:North America
Category:Franchises
Category:1988 establishments