Sears Canada, the retailer with the most extensive multi-channel network in the country, began serving customers in 1953. The Company has over 37,000 associates and, in an independent consumer survey, ranks first in trust, and ranks high in respect, and quality products and services.

n its first full year of operations in 1953, Sears Canada had sales of approximately $100 million. Today, Sears Canada Inc. is a $6 billion company with a national presence throughout Canada. There is a Sears location within a 10-minute drive of 93% of Canadians. Sears is dedicated to providing consumers with a diverse array of shopping options, quality merchandise and exceptional service coast to coast through its:

• 123 department stores
• 48 Sears Home stores
• 158 dealer stores
• 11 outlet stores
• 50 floor covering centres
• 5 appliances and mattresses stores
• 106 Sears Travel offices
• 847 Cantrex members
• a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and installation network;
• online shopping at www.sears.ca; and Canada's most extensive general merchandise catalogue with over 1,800 merchandise pick-up locations.

Most corporate functions are centralized at the Company's headquarters at 222 Jarvis Street in Toronto, Ontario. Catalogue orders are processed through two catalogue centres in Belleville, Ontario and Regina, Saskatchewan.