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Originally Posted by circle33
/\ Don't forget Bata. They're in pretty much every country on the planet.
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Except of course, in Canada ...
Bata to close last of its namesake stores
By MARINA STRAUSS
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Bata Ltd. is closing the last of its namesake stores in Canada, marking the end of an era for the Toronto-based family shoe empire as it succumbs to fierce competition from titan Wal-Mart Canada Corp. and other rivals.
The company, which also has headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, will phase out its last 30 Bata shoe stores over the next few months — down from a peak of about 250 in the early 1980s, chairman David Marshall said.