Structube

Structube Ltee is a Canadian specialty retailer of moderately priced contemporary and modern home furniture and accessories.[2] It was founded as a family business in 1974 and currently operates over 70 stores across Canada.[1] The Structube head office and distribution center are located in Montreal, Quebec.[3] The company employs over 650 people in eight provinces across Canada.[4]

Structube head office and distribution centre in Montreal
Structube Ltee
Private
IndustryRetail, e-commerce
Founded1974
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Number of locations
75[1] (March 2020)
ProductsHome furnishings
Number of employees
650+ (2020)
Websitestructube.com

History

Structube was founded in 1974 and specialized in tubular retail clothing racks. The name is a portmanteau of the French words for structural and tubular, "structures tubulaires".[5] It expanded its business into furniture in 1980 in downtown Montreal.[6] A 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) distribution centre was built in 2006 and subsequently expanded in stages to 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2).[7]

The first store in Alberta was opened in September 2012 and in 2016, three locations were opened in British Columbia.[8][9]

In May 2015, Structube began offering its product line through an e-commerce website integrated with its conventional stores,[6] and in November 2015, expanded this to the United States.[10] Structube abandoned the US market in May 2019.

References
  1. "Our store locations | Structube".
  2. "Company Overview of Structube Ltee". Business Week.
  3. http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Quebec/Saint-Laurent/Structube/3822434.html
  4. "About Us | Structube". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. "Structube Plans Continued Store Expansion into New Markets". Retail Insider.
  6. "Canadian Modern Furniture Leader STRUCTUBE Shaking up the US Furniture Market". Market Wired.
  7. "Canadian Furniture Retailer Structube to Ship to U.S." HFN Digital.
  8. "Edmonton's strong retail sector attracts Quebec's Structube". Oberfeld Snowcap. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31.
  9. "Montreal-based affordable furnishings retailer Structube opens first Vancouver shop". Georgia Straight.
  10. "Structube prépare une percée aux États-Unis". LaPresse.
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