Private company
Hart Stores
Logo: Cubie8989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Canadian department store chain
Hart Stores Inc. is a mid-sized value-driven department store in Eastern Canada. It was founded in 1960 by Harry Hart, in Rosemère, Quebec. Hart Stores is based in the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersLaval1
- Websitewww.hartstores.com
- Legal formINCORPORATED / INCORPOREE3
- LEI549300FPDQPXIC8U4T133
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address900 Place Paul-Kane, H7C 2T2 Laval, Canada3
- Registered withCorporations Canada, 912796-83
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Hart Stores Inc. is a mid-sized value-driven department store in Eastern Canada. It was founded in 1960 by Harry Hart, in Rosemère, Quebec. Hart Stores is based in the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The head office used to be in the Montreal borough of Anjou but moved to Laval, Quebec, a northern suburb of Montreal, in early 2006.2
Acquisitions
In 2015, Hart Stores were bought by Paul Nassar who became the new president of the company.
Since its acquisition, Hart has purchased multiple other retailers including Bentley (luggage retailer), Korvette (discount store), and Stokes/Think Kitchen (kitchen and housewares retailer).
From Wikipedia’s article on Hart Stores, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Timeline
- 1960Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.hartstores.com1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/hartstores1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/hartstores1
- WikipediaHart Stores
- WikidataQ5674252
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataHart Stores on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHart Stores on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsHart Stores logo by Cubie8989, Public domain
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- 6Wikimedia CommonsHart Stores photo by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0