Winnipeg locations of Ten Thousand Villages to be shuttered
By: Solomon Israel
Posted: 01/21/2020
Fair-trade retailer Ten Thousand Villages is winding down its corporate operations by liquidating inventory and closing 10 company-run stores across the country, the Mennonite Central Committee Canada announced Tuesday.
Winnipeg's two Ten Thousand Villages locations (963 Henderson Hwy. and 134 Plaza Dr.) will be shuttered March 31 and May 29, respectively.
Eight independently-operated Ten Thousand Villages stores, including two Manitoba locations (Steinbach and Brandon), will remain open under a licensing agreement with MCC Canada.
Some independent stores, including locations in B.C., Ontario and New Brunswick, will also be closing. Canada's first Ten Thousand Villages location, an independent store in Altona, shut down at the end of 2019.
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