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Target will soon be the latest name on the list of defunct department stores that once had a large presence in Canada.

Among others:

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Towers: Came to Canada in 1960 and became a Canada-only company after the bankruptcy of its U.S. owner three years later. Name disappeared with the 1990 purchase by Zellers of 51 Towers and Bonimart outlets.

Woolco: The full-line discount department chain arrived in Canada shortly after its U.S. founding in 1962 by the F.W. Woolworth Co. and continued to operate here after the U.S. stores were shuttered in 1982. U.S.-based Walmart took over most of the Canadian outlets in 1994; others were acquired by Zellers.

Eatons: Founded in Toronto in 1869, the T. Eaton Co. became a dominant retailer with stores across Canada and an iconic mail-order catalogue. The company stumbled in the 1990s and declared bankruptcy in 1999. Sears Canada acquired the Eaton assets and briefly kept the name alive on a handful of stores.