I shed a tear when we lost Eaton’s. To me that was the ultimate Canadian department store. I loved going in them. I also miss Woodward’s. They still had a lunch counter, like department stores in the '30s did! My mom taking me to the lunch counter at Woodward’s in the 1980s was a special treat. I don’t miss Woolco. That place was basically trash. I also miss HomeTown though. Like a small town hardware store, but you could buy one 2x4 if you wanted. Like Home Depot, except you could actually find stuff and the staff knew what they were doing.
I kinda feel like big box stores have ruined every market segment, honestly.
