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Simpson’s was founded in 1858 (as Simpson & Trent) — 1872 (as R. Simpson, Dry Goods) Headquarters, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Robert Simpson Company Limited, commonly known as Simpsons (previously Simpson’s until 1972), was a Canadian department store chain that had its earliest roots in a store opened in 1858 by Robert Simpson. In 1952 Simpson’s started a 50-50 joint venture in Canada named Simpsons-Sears Limited (later Sears Canada) with Sears, Roebuck, the American retailer. Some of us remember the Simpson and the T. Eaton catalogues coming in the mail around the same time.

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Source: Avalon Studios Collection

Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince,

Heritage Researcher,

City of Yorkton Archives,

Box 400, 37 Third Avenue North

Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3

306-786-1722

heritage@yorkton.ca