Hart Stores Inc.

900 Place Paul-Kane
Laval, Quebec H7C 2T2, Canada (Map)
Phone: 450-661-4155
Fax: 450-661-4731
http://www.hartstores.com

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Hart Stores started at the coast and is advancing like a retailing army, determined to conquer the heart of eastern Canada. The retailer operates about 90 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.

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Company Type Public (TSX Venture: HIS)
Fiscal Year-End January
2011 Sales (mil.) £110.0
1-Year Sales Growth 4.1%
2011 Net Income (mil.) (£1.1)
2011 Employees 1,744
1-Year Employee Growth 2.6%
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Chairman and CEO Harry Hart
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COO Robert Farah
VP Finance and CFO Robert Harritt
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