This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2016) |
Laura | |
Company type | Private |
Industry | Retailer for women's wear |
Founded | 1930 1989 (Laura Petites) 1995 (Laura Plus) 1984 (Melanie Lyne) 2002 (Laura Superstore) |
Founder | Laura Wolstein |
Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Number of locations | 200 47 (Melanie Lyne) 71 (Laura Petites) 54 (Laura Plus) 18 (Laura Superstore) |
Divisions | Melanie Lyne, Laura Plus, Laura Petites & Laura |
Website | www |
Laura's Shoppe Inc. is a Canadian women’s wear boutique chain founded in 1930 by Laura Wolstein, the first Laura store was located on St. Hubert Street, Montreal.
Laura Canada remained a one-store operation until 1973 when Kalman Fisher, grandson of Laura Wolstein, and now President of Laura Canada, opened a second store in a small shopping centre in the Montreal suburb of St. Laurent. A third store was opened in Place Vertu in 1975, followed by another in les Galeries d'Anjou in 1976.