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Originally Posted by Bongo
Where was the one downtown?
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In the old Eaton's store, where Holt Renfrew is now.
When Eaton's went bankrupt in the late 90s, Sears bought their assets. They converted the suburban mall locations (like Southcentre) into Sears stores or sold them off if they already had a Sears in the same mall.
For their flagship downtown stores, they tried to revive the Eaton's brand as a higher-end retailer. When that bombed, they converted the downtown Eaton's store into a Sears as well. That also failed and Sears eventually pulled out and Holt Renfrew took over the space.
According to Wikipedia, it was a Sears store from about 2002 to 2008.