Company Description
Hart Stores started at the coast and had been advancing like a retailing army, determined to conquer the heart of eastern Canada. The retailer currently operates about 60 midsized department stores (26,000 sq. ft. on average) in smaller markets under the Hart, Bargain Giant, and Géant des Aubaines banners; the stores are found mostly in Quebec, but also in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. Hart Stores sells national brands and its own brand of apparel, footwear, gifts, home furnishings, linens, small appliances, toys, and more. The company, which is run by the Hart family, is restructuring under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and liquidating about a third of its stores.