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Sears Canada Inc. (Toronto:SCC)
Contact Information
Sears Canada Inc.
290 Yonge St., Ste. 700
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2C3, Canada
Tel. 416-362-1711
Fax 416-941-2321

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.sears.ca
Employees: 9,086
Employee growth: (69.8%)

Sears Canada is proof that American institutions aren't limited to the US. One of the biggest Canadian department store retailers, the company operates 120-plus stores that sell home fashions, appliances, and apparel. In addition to supplying about 240 independently-owned stores with appliances, home electronics, and garden goods, Sears Canada runs about 50 furniture and appliances stores, a dozen outlet stores, and the largest catalog business in Canada. It also sells merchandise online. The company's services include home repair, floor covering, and travel agencies (about 110 offices). US-based Sears Holdings, formed by the 2005 merger of Sears and Kmart, owns 92% of Sears Canada.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending January, 2011:
Sales: $4,949.4M
One year growth: 1.9%
Net income: $149.5M
Income growth: (31.8%)

Officers:
Chairman: William C. Crowley
SVP and CFO: Sharon R. Driscoll
VP and CIO: Gino Gualtieri

Competitors:
Canadian Tire
Hudson's Bay
Wal-Mart Canada



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