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Toronto’s first Simons location marks ‘new chapter’ for department store: CEO
Simons invests $75 million to open its 18th store, expecting a 15% sales increase and creating 400 jobs in the Greater Toronto Area, expanding after Nordstrom's exit in 2023.
- On Aug. 14, 2025, Simons opened its first Toronto store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, its 18th location nationally.
- Simons capitalized on Nordstrom’s 2023 departure, which freed prime retail spaces in Toronto amid Hudson’s Bay’s fall and rising Canadian consumer support.
- With a nearly $100M investment, the Yorkdale store spans 118,000 square feet and creates 400 jobs in the GTA.
- Following the launch, Bernard Leblanc, President and CEO of Simons, expects the openings to boost annual sales by 15 per cent to $650 million.
- Future growth may target Vancouver, British Columbia, after investing $75 million in Yorkdale and Eaton Centre stores this fall, says Bernard Leblanc.
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Quebec department store icon Simons opens shop at Yorkdale with ‘something for everyone’
The two-level, 118,000-square-foot fashion space marks the second Greater Toronto Area location and the third in Ontario for Canada’s oldest private, family-owned retailer, with another store set to open at
·Toronto, Canada
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The retailer will invest $75 million in one store in Yorkdale and another that will follow the Eaton Centre this fall.
·Montreal, Canada
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Simons House storms the Queen City opening the doors of its first-ever store in Toronto this Thursday morning at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre.
·Montreal, Canada
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While Simons moved to downtown Toronto, a first for Quebec's retailer, the big boss, Bernard Leblanc, still believed in the relevance of department stores, just a few months after La Baie was finally closed.
·Montreal, Canada
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