private industry retail founded quebec city quebec 1840 headquarters 20 c te de la fabrique quebec city quebec g1r 3v9 key people peter simons john simons products twik contemporaine la gu pi re la ling re le 31 djab number of employees 1 800 2006 slogan offrir . website http www.simons.com la maison simons commonly known as simons is a fashion retailer in canada based in the province of quebec . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 cultural 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit la maison simons was founded by the simons family in 1840 in quebec city and is headquartered in that city . the store began operations as simons house where retail operations began in 1889 . currently headed by peter simons 1 the birth of the family business took place in 1812 . peter simons who was born in scotland in 1785 settled in the quebec city area where he lived on a farm where he raised five children . his 17 year old son john simons opened a dry goods store where he sold imported products from england and scotland . in 1870 la maison simons moved to its current location at 20 c te de la fabrique . since then the store has grown and become even more successful . in 1952 the postwar boom brought brand new market opportunities . this is when donald simon entered the company and led the store into a new era transforming it into a department store where it became leader in popular fashion . as well as high quality fashion la maison simons sells home decor . 1961 marked a turning point for simons as it entered a growth phase with its new store in place sainte foy where home decor was introduced as well as new brands for men and women in their thirties and forties . in 2012 simons expanded to its seventh and largest location at west edmonton mall . on march 27 2013 simons announced it will open a new location in ottawa s rideau centre in the spring of 2015 although the store did not actually open until auguste 2016 . 2 3 according to recent images it will take the place of the former ogilvy s on the corner of rideau and nicholas streets . the new store in gatineau opened on august 13 2015 . on december 6 2013 simons announced it would open a flagship store located at square one shopping centre in mississauga in the spring of 2016 . according to the press release the new store will occupy a large portion of the existing sears store . 4 it opened on schedule in march . in early 2015 simons announced a new store in edmonton at londonderry mall opening fall 2017 . this is the first time outside of quebec that simons has two stores in one city . when it opens it will be the company s fourteenth store . operations edit montreal store the chain includes ten stores throughout canada including laval carrefour laval montreal saint catherine street cf galeries d anjou quebec city old city place sainte foy galeries de la capitale saint bruno cf promenades saint bruno sherbrooke carrefour de l estrie gatineau les promenades gatineau edmonton west edmonton mall west vancouver park royal shopping centre mississauga square one shopping centre ottawa rideau centre edmonton londonderry mall londonderry mall location being vacated by sportchek . it is opening in 2017 calgary the core shopping centre opening 2017 5 it also has business offices in london paris and hong kong . cultural edit as a gift to the city of quebec for its 400th anniversary la maison simons offered a restored fountain imported from france . the fountain was originally positioned in bordeaux s all es de tourny named after aubert tourny a french intendant remembered for his contribution to the beautification of bordeaux quebec city s sister city . the fontaine de tourny which was built in the mid 19th century won a gold medal at the paris world exposition of 1855 . the fountain was installed in front of the national assembly of quebec in april 2007 . 6 in august 2008 the retailer chose to withdraw its fall catalogue after complaints its models were too thin . 7 see also edit list of canadian department stores references edit simons is a retail chain consisting of thirteen store locations with the newest store having opened in august 2016 in ottawa at the cf rideau centre . canadian business magazine 1 accueil simons our history 2 http www.retail insider.com retail insider 2014 11 simons calgary . missing or empty title help hansard quebec retail chain pulls catalogues over too thin model photos . ottawa citizen . canada.com . 2008 08 27 . retrieved 2008 10 01 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title la maison simons & oldid 741431290 categories clothing retailers of canadadepartment stores of canadacompanies based in quebec citycompanies established in 1840privately held companies of canadaretail companies established in 1840hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urls navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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