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Holt Renfrew is a chain of high-end Canadian department stores. It is comparable to Barneys New York and Saks Fifth Avenue in the United States, and to two other upmarket chains owned by the same family, Britain's Selfridges and Ireland's Brown Thomas. Once the "Furrier-in-Ordinary" to Queen Victoria, the chain began in 1837 as a hat shop in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Origins

With a small assortment of caps and hats, William Samuel Henderson of Derry, Ireland, arrived in Quebec City in 1834. He joined the retailing firm of Ashton and Company in 1835. After buying controlling interest in 1837, he renamed the company after himself, and opened a store on rue Buade.
   In 1849, Henderson started selling furs, and three years later, sold the shop to his brother, John Henderson. In 1860, G. R. Renfrew, who had been an employee, bought a partnership, and the firm became Henderson, Renfrew & Co. In 1867, John Holt bought out Henderson's remaining interest, and the company eventually was renamed Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd. in 1908.
   In the 1930s, the company began entering into exclusive accounts with some of the best designers in Europe and the United States to sell their fashions in Canada. In 1947, Holt Renfrew began a relationship with Christian Dior and his "New Look" that continues to this day. This move coincided with the opening of the new flagship store at 50 Bloor Street West in Toronto. Later that year, Caryn Lerner took the reins as firm president, succeeding Andrew Jennings, who left in February to head up Saks Fifth Avenue. Lerner has held senior management positions at QVC, Jones New York, Barneys New York and Bloomingdale's. She had most recently headed Escada.
   In 2005, the chain launched another rebranding exercise, including the introduction of a new logo, lead by Alannah Weston, the daughter of Galen Weston. Other changes included the return of children's wear to the chain's stores, a drastic increase in floor area devoted to footwear, store renovations and the construction of a new store in Vancouver. In 2007, the chain announced a 2009 move of the Calgary store to a larger 13,000 square metre (140,000 square foot) location within the Calgary Eaton Centre.

Today

Holt Renfrew bills itself as "a national retail specialty store of international renown and the headquarters for the world’s most prestigious brands and innovative designers".
The Bloor Street (Toronto), Montreal and Edmonton locations include Holt's Café, an informal diner-like restaurant concept, that features famous tartine made from the world-renowned Poilane bread that's flown in directly from Paris, France.

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