Cynthia Cheng Mintz

According to this Toronto Star article, the US discount retailer will be opening its doors in Canada in 2011.  The first location will be at what used to be Circa, a downtown nightclub which shut its doors after just three years of operation.  Marshalls is the sister store to Winner’s (TJ Maxx in the US), owned by TJX Cos. The store is not meant to compete with Winners, but to “compliment it” – similar to Chapters and Indigo.  Interesting, since I have heard from some people that Marshalls is supposed to be slightly lower end than TJ Maxx/Winners – in other words, you are more likely to find designer labels in the latter chain (not that the prices are all that discounted). 

What do you think of this?  Do you prefer Marshalls or Winners/TJ Maxx?  Is there really a difference?

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