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how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mark s type wholly owned subsidiary industry retail founded 1977 founder mark blumes headquarters calgary alberta canada area served canada key people rick white chief operating officer products apparel parent canadian tire website www.marks.com mark s in london ontario mark s known as l quipeur in quebec is a canadian apparel and footwear retailer specializing in casual and industrial wear . a subsidiary of canadian tire operating over 300 branches nationally 1 mark s work wearhouse first opened in 1977 in calgary alberta evolving from an industrial accessories dealer to the most widely known men s casual and industrial retailer . the company rebranded in 2012 as mark s to appeal to a wider customer base and reflect its expanded product offerings . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 brands 3 guarantee and warranty 4 mark s commercial 5 references 6 see also 7 external links history edit mark blumes formerly a retail executive for the hudson s bay company opened mark s work wearhouse in calgary alberta on august 14 1977 . the store was located in the southeast corner of calgary at centre street and glenmore trail . following early success and rapid expansion the company became publicly traded in 1981 with an initial public offering worth 14 000 000 . in 1995 the board of directors appointed garth mitchell as president and chief operating officer of the company . under mitchell the chain entered a new phase characterized by growth and acquisition . clarification needed the 140 stores in 1996 generated a revenue of 250 million and the company acquired work world which increased revenues by 500 million in six years . in 2002 canadian tire corporation purchased mark s work wearhouse for 116 million as part of a strategic plan to add strong and profitable growth within the company s integrated portfolio of businesses . 1 at this time mark s work wearhouse operated 325 corporate and franchisee stores across the country . the acquisition provided mark s work wearhouse with significant working capital resulting in accelerated growth between 2001 and 2008 . sales grew from 500 million to 1 billion with 372 stores across canada . together mark s work wearhouse and canadian tire created combo stores at 65 canadian tire locations which coupled the complete assortment of a canadian tire store with a fully serviced mark s work wearhouse . in 2012 the company underwent a rebrand as part of its strategy to appeal to a wider customer base and reflect its expanded product assortment . now referred to as mark s the brand launched its newest ad campaign ready for this in 2013 . products edit mark s is one of canada s leading apparel and footwear retailers with more than 380 stores across canada . mark s sells men s and women s industrial business casual and active clothing and footwear as well as a full line of health wear including hospital scrubs hygienic wear and accessories . brands edit mark s holds a number of well known private labels including dakota denver hayes and windriver with an additional assortment of popular national brands including levi s carhartt helly hansen sorel and many more . a variety of mark s footwear is also csa approved with brands including dakota agressor baffin caterpillar kodiak terra timberland and wolverine . in fall 2014 mark s launched an exclusive license with the canadian designer brand alfred sung for a collection of women s apparel under the sung alfred sung name . guarantee and warranty edit mark s has a 100 % satisfaction guarantee on everything it sells . a customer can return a product within 100 days and receive a full refund in the same tender used to make the purchase when the product is accompanied by an original receipt as long as the product has not been worn and has its original tags on the clothing . should the customer not be able to produce an original receipt a merchandise credit will be issued for the current value of the items . mark s also offers a 100 day boot guarantee . if at any time during the first 100 days after purchasing work boots the customer experiences a manufacturer defect they will be replaced . refunds and exchanges can not be processed after 100 days . mark s commercial edit mark s commercial formerly imagewear is a division of mark s retail chain that specializes in uniforms safety apparel or ppe footwear promotional items full customization of garments and online fulfillment capabilities generally for large business clients in both the private and public sectors . in addition to fabrics mark s commercial will also produce branded promotional items . when these include but are not limited to pens key chains golf accessories awards and more . mark s commercial is canada s largest supplier of branded industrial apparel footwear and promotional items . references edit a b canadian tire buys mark s work wearhouse for 116 million . cbc news . 19 december 2001 . retrieved 26 june 2011 . arnusch shelley may 21 2012 . the story of how mark s work wearhouse became mark s . avenue calgary . retrieved november 23 2014 . see also edit partsource another unit of canadian tire sport chek another unit of canadian tire canadian tire buys forzani group external links edit media related to mark s at wikimedia commons mark s website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mark % 27s & oldid 738014292 categories canadian brandscanadian tireclothing retailers of canadacompanies based in calgaryretail companies established in 1977hidden categories articles that may contain original research from november 2014all articles that may contain original researchwikipedia articles in need of updating from november 2014all wikipedia articles in need of updatingnpov disputes from september 2016all npov disputesarticles with a promotional tone from october 2015all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles needing clarification 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