Designer Depot was a division of Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 retailer Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

 (HBC). It was created in November 2004, and sold by HBC in April 2008 to the INC Group of Companies. The first location opened as part of the Vaughan Mills

Vaughan Mills

Vaughan Mills is a large shopping centre in Canada located at the southeast corner of Highway 400 and Rutherford Road, in Vaughan, Ontario about 32 km north of Downtown Toronto. The mall is located adjacent to Canada's Wonderland...

 Mall in Vaughan, Ontario

Vaughan, Ontario

Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...

. It is a large department store

Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...

 that sells brand names at prices 25–60% below regular department and specialty store prices. Weekly shipments of clothing originate from Fairweather and Randy River outlets. Children’s, Infant, or maternity clothing is no longer sold. Designer Depot no longer carries Plus sizes or Petites. The Exchange policy is a seven-day exchange or credit note only. Items 50% off or more are deemed Final Sale. The merchandise is sourced from around the globe by a team of specialty buyers who buy the merchandise for various reasons, including order cancellations by other retailers, excess stock, liquidation

Liquidation

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s, not passing 100% quality check or bankruptcies

Bankruptcy

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. Their slogan is “Designer Labels. Depot Prices.”

The average store size is 32000 square feet (2,972.9 m²). Designer Depot represented HBC’s entrance into the off-price market in Canada, which is approximately $5 billion and growing. There are currently nine Designer Depot stores.

Alberta

• Calgary
  Calgary
  Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
  
  
  • Northland Village Shopping Centre
  • Sunridge Spectrum Centre (By Best Buy, Petland and HBC Home Outfitters)
• Edmonton
  Edmonton
  Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
  
  
  • West Point Centre ( Closed with Target Apparel Signage up)
  • South Common (Closed with Target Apparel Signage up)

Ontario

• Brampton
  Brampton
  Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :...
  
  
  • Shoppers World - (Coming Soon)
• St. Catharines
  • First Pro Garden Centre
• Toronto
  Toronto
  Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
  
  
  • Eglinton Corners (Warden & Eglinton)
• Vaughan
  Vaughan
  Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
  
  
  • Vaughan Mills
    Vaughan Mills
    Vaughan Mills is a large shopping centre in Canada located at the southeast corner of Highway 400 and Rutherford Road, in Vaughan, Ontario about 32 km north of Downtown Toronto. The mall is located adjacent to Canada's Wonderland...
    
     Shopping Centre
• Whitby
  Whitby, Ontario
  Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...
  
  
  • Thickson Place (Now a Target Apparel location.)
• Windsor
  Windsor, Ontario
  Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
  
  (Closed with Target Apparel Signage up.)
  • Walker Square