Clothing Stores in St. James, Winnipeg, MB
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Polo Park Shopping Centre, 1485 Portage Ave, POLO PARK, Winnipeg, R3G 0W4
204-779-5921
Founded in 1930 by Laura Wolstein, the first Laura store was located on St. Hubert Street, Montreal and later moved to Verdun Avenue in Verdun, a suburb of Montreal. It was a successful women’s wear boutique catering to meet the fashion needs of women seeking exceptional service and quality merchandise. Mrs. Wolstein's daughter and son-in-law, Gertrude and Leonard Fisher, were actively involved in the business for a number of years. Laura Canada remained a one-store operation until 1973 when Kalman Fisher, grandson of Laura Wolstein, and now President of Laura Canada, opened a second store in a small shopping centre in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. A third store was opened in Place Vertu in 1975, followed by another in les Galeries d’Anjou in 1976. The success of these first stores, coupled with the company’s mandate to provide exceptional merchandise and customer service, laid the foundation for Laura Canada’s continued growth. Over the years, Laura Canada has increased its holdings by expanding throughout Quebec and by expanding into Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Nova Scotia. New concepts were also developed to meet the diverse fashion needs of Canadian women. Today, in addition to the original Laura concept, of which there are 67 locations, Laura Canada offers three additional divisions: Laura Petites, Laura Plus, and Melanie Lyne. The Laura Petites division, catering to women 5' 4" and under in sizes 2 to 16, opened its first store in 1989. Since then, Laura Petites has grown to 68 locations. The Laura Plus division, which offers plus and plus petite fashions in sizes 14 to 24 was launched in 1995. Today it numbers 49 locations. The higher end Melanie Lyne stores opened in 1984. There are currently 40 Melanie Lyne locations across Canada. Laura Superstores were launched in 2002 and offer fashions from Laura, Laura Petites and Laura Plus under one roof. There are 16 Laura Superstore locations.