the canadian chain of department stores . for the shopping centre in denmark see field s. for the now defunct chain of department stores in the midwestern united states see marshall field s fields stores ltd. type discount store chain industry retail founded 1948 founder joseph segal sonny wosk headquarters delta british columbia number of locations 64 british columbia alberta saskatchewan manitoba and the northwest territories products clothing grocery footwear bedding beauty products and housewares . owner fhc holdings slogan everyday items . great value . since 1948 . website http www.fields.ca fields stores ltd. is a brand of canadian discount stores owned by fhc holdings with 64 locations in british columbia alberta saskatchewan manitoba and the northwest territories . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit the first fields store was established in vancouver in 1950 by the chain s founders joseph segal and saul sonny wosk . from there fields grew to eight stores by the time it opened a store at capilano mall in north vancouver in 1968 continuing to expand across british columbia into the 1970s with the acquisitions of several regional retailers including several small hbc stores in smaller towns . in 1972 fields purchased a subsidiary chain of hardware stores called marshall wells and after further expansion into alberta and saskatchewan it acquired majority ownership of the zellers chain in 1976 . zellers would reverse the takeover a few months later and make fields and marshall wells into its subsidiaries all of which were partly acquired by the hudson s bay company hbc in 1978 and fully owned by 1981 . marshall wells was sold by hbc in 1985 and fields was moved from a zellers subsidiary into a full division of hbc in 1988 . former logo in contrast with the much larger zellers stores the fields division was intended to be a small format extreme value retail chain for rural and urban canadian communities . hudson s bay company announced an aggressive expansion strategy for fields adding 53 new stores in 2006 2007 with another 35 locations planned for 2008 . over the next several years hbc planned on opening around 800 new stores across canada . new locations featured the successful field s mini mart concept . in december 2011 hbc announced that field s stores would cease operations beginning february 2012 in ontario where 26 stores closed . the remaining 141 stores were also announced to close in phases throughout the year ending in the fall of 2012 . 1 but on may 1 2012 a company called fhc holdings ltd. announced that it had purchased 57 fields stores in british columbia alberta saskatchewan manitoba and the northwest territories from hbc with the intent of keeping those stores open . 2 see also edit list of hudson s bay company brands references edit fields stores across canada being shut down . star news . 8 february 2012 . retrieved 17 february 2012 . fields stores to flourish again in western canada . canada newswire . may 1 2012 . retrieved june 1 2012 . external links edit official website fields history at hbc corporate website v t e hudson s bay company canadian holdings hudson s bay zellers home outfitters u.s. holdings creative design studios lord & taylor saks fifth avenue former holdings north west company 1779 1821 g.w. robinson 1972 1980 shop rite 1972 1982 marshall wells 1976 1985 designer depot 2004 2008 fortunoff 2008 2009 fields 1978 2012 markborough properties to 1996 just kids acquired folded in i. g. baker company 1891 j. f. cairns ltd. 1918 smallman and ingram 1944 federal stores ltd 1952 via zellers freimans 1972 morgan s 1972 simpsons 1991 towers 1991 via zellers woodward s 1993 kmart canada 1998 related topics hudson s bay rewards hudson s bay company archives nrdc equity partners rupert s land saks inc. this article about a canadian corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this retail business article is a stub . you can 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