Eaton's

Eaton's was once Canada's largest department store retailer. Founded in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant, in 1869, Eaton's first advertisement read "We propose to sell our goods for CASH ONLY – In selling goods, to have only one price." In an era where haggling for goods was commonplace, this was a revolutionary business practice.

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Canada - Department store - Retailer - Toronto - Timothy Eaton - 1869

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The T. Eaton Co. Limited grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying offices across the globe, and a catalogue that found itself in the homes of most Canadians. Eaton's was well known for its customer service, as expressed in its long-standing slogan "Goods Satisfactory or Money Refunded." For several generations, the members of the Eaton Family were Canada?s merchant princes. A rapidly changing economic and retail environment in the late 20th century proved difficult for Eaton?s, however, and the chain went bankrupt in 1999.

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Catalogue - Canadians - Eaton Family - 20th century - 1999

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