Well this came out of nowhere – all Future Shop locations in Canada have been shut down, effective immediately. According to the London, Ontario-based radio station, AM980, a news release issued Saturday morning by Future Shop officials declared that all Future Shop stores would be closed permanently. The surprise news was delivered was delivered to employees as they showed up for their work shifts this morning.
Future Shop was founded in 1982 and was purchased by Best Buy in 2001. There are currently 131 Future Shop locations across Canada. 66 locations will be closed permanently and 65 stores will be closed temporarily and converted into Best Buy locations. Approximately 500 full-time jobs and 1000 part-time positions will be lost. Employees affected by the restructuring of the company will receive severance, employee assistance and outplacement support. There has been no confirmation as to if Future Shop will be liquidating their permanently closed stores, but we’re thinking that all merchandise is likely to be consolidated and sold at regular price at Best Buy stores. Many of the Future Shop locations that will be converted into Best Buy stores will open as early as April.
Friend showed up for work at Future Shop- to find out they’re now all closed and he’s out of a job. Horrible. — Stephanie Pound (@poundofsteph) March 28, 2015
Charlottetown Futureshop is closed. Will re-open next Saturday as best buy #pei pic.twitter.com/lBDKsclwxI
— John Morris (@jmweb) March 28, 2015
Someone just msg me: St. John’s #futureshop store has windows covered in cardboard. Signs up saying store closed permanently — Dave Squires (@davesquiresnl) March 28, 2015
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