La Maison Simons
Flagship store and headquarters on Côte de la Fabrique in Old Quebec, Quebec City (2018) | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1840 in Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Founder | John Simons |
| Headquarters | 20, côte de la Fabrique Quebec City, Quebec G1R 3V9 |
Number of locations | 18 (2024) |
Key people |
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| Owner | Simons family |
Number of employees | 2,500 (2017) |
| Website | simons |
La Maison Simons (colloquially Simons) is a Canadian department store chain founded in 1840 by John Simons. The business was established as a dry goods store by the son of a Scottish immigrant to Lower Canada (now Quebec). During the 1960s, the focus of the business changed to a department store, incorporating youth-oriented brands. Beginning in 1981, La Maison Simons began an expansion across Quebec. In 2012, the company expanded its business to the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta before opening several more stores across Canada. The success of the location at the West Edmonton Mall led to the company being sought out as a key anchor tenant at malls across Canada. Primarily a privately held firm, La Maison Simons received outside investment for the first time in its history in 2018, when it sought to open a distribution centre in Quebec City.