Zellers

Zellers is a Canadian company formerly owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. They were headquartered in Brampton, Ontario. Until 2013, Zellers was Canada's second-largest chain of mass merchandise department stores.  

 History 
In 2011, the leaseholds of 189 Zellers stores were taken over by Target Corporation. Target got the leaseholds because they were expanding their stores into Canada in 2013 and 2014. HBC said that most Zellers stores would close and the Zellers banner would be retired from Canadian retail by March 31, 2013.

The last two Zellers stores, located in Toronto and Ottawa, closed on January 26, 2020. 

In 2023, Hudson's Bay Company announced that Zellers would return as a pop-up inside their stores across Canada.    When HBC closed all of their stores in early 2025, all of the Zellers pop-ups closed alongside them.

In October 2025, Zellers was revived as a full-sized store at Edmonton’s Londonberry Mall under the ownership of Les Ailes de la Mode, with plans to expand across Canada being announced in January 2026. This version of the brand has been nicknamed “Zellers 3.0”. 

 Products 

Current Products

 Clothing

 Housewares
 Baby Products

Former Products

 Toys
 Pharmaceuticals
 Groceries
 Electronics

 Advertising 
The mascot of Zellers is a teddy bear named “Zeddy”. Zellers’ former slogan, “Where the lowest price is the law!”, was acquired by Canadian Tire in 2025, along with many other assets owned by HBC.

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Category:1931 establishments in Canada
Category:Brampton, Ontario
Category:Companies based in Ontario
Category:Department stores of Canada