List of retailers that have closed Canadian stores

 A Smart Set store is shown in Laval, Que., Tuesday, Nov.25, 2014. Smart Set is among the retailers that have recently closed or are closing shop in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz 

 The Canadian Press

 A list of retailers that have recently closed or are closing shop in Canada:

Sony Corp.

• Japanese electronics company is closing all 14 retail stores in Canada over the next six to eight weeks
• Closures will result in 90 layoffs
• Currently has stores in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Vancouver, Toronto and Alberta

Mexx Canada

• Dutch-based retailer declared bankruptcy in December 2014
• Liquidating 95 stores in Canada by the end of February
• Mexx has 315 stores around the world

Smart Set

• Parent company Reitmans (TSX:RET.A) announced in November 2014 that it would close 107 Smart Set stores
• Will convert 76 locations into other banners, including Reitmans, Penningtons, Addition Elle, RW&Co. and Thyme Maternity
• Smart Set banner was created in 1945, with the first location opening in Ontario in 1970
• First Reitmans store opened in Montreal in 1926

Jacob

• Womens' retailer was founded in 1977 in Montreal
• Announced in October 2014 it would abandon restructuring efforts and close 92 stores across the country
• Company under creditor protection since November 2010

Holt Renfrew

• Luxury retailer closing stores in Ottawa and Quebec City at the end of January 2015
• Will undertake a $300 million expansion in key markets such as Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal

Sears Canada

• In October 2014, parent company Sears Holding Corp. (NYSE:SHLD) announced it would sell most of its stake in the struggling Canadian unit to raise as much as US$380 million
• In January 2014, Sears Canada announced it was cutting 2,200 employees from its payroll. It had already laid off thousands of employees in 2013
• Sears Canada has sold leases to some of its most prominent locations, including its flagship location at the Toronto Eaton Centre

Zellers

• In 2011, parent company Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) sold its leasing rights for its nearly 200 Zellers locations to U.S. retailer Target for $1.83 billion