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The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's and then Eaton, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland.
The Eaton family is a Canadian family of Scottish-Irish Methodist origin. Established in Toronto, the family dynasty began in 1869 when Timothy Eaton (1834–1907) founded Eaton's, which became a national chain of department stores. At its height, the family's net worth was around $2 billion.
Feb 7, 2006 · Founded in 1869, the T. Eaton Company Ltd., commonly known as Eaton’s, was an iconic Canadian department store with a retail presence in every province, at its height. From its beginnings as a retail store in Toronto to its eventual bankruptcy and absorption into its long-time rival, Sears Canada, Eaton’s significantly shaped Canadian shopping.
Nov 13, 2019 · In 1930, 60 per cent of all department store sales in Canada were through Eaton’s. By 1997, that number had been reduced to 10.6 percent. The company would rank behind The Bay, Sears, Zellers and Wal-Mart for sales.
Mar 17, 2003 · From its unremarkable beginning on 19th-century Toronto's rutted, soot-stained and manure-dotted lower Yonge Street, Timothy Eaton's dry goods store flourished with the country to become a merchandising empire - sensible, dependable, seemingly invulnerable.
Oct 21, 2014 · Canada's largest and most well-known department store, Eaton's was an icon of Canadian culture. From its founding in 1869 to its famed catalogue and network of large stores spreading...
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Mar 7, 2021 · Eaton, who died at home in Caledon, Ont., on Feb. 20 at the age of 82, also served as Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in the early 1990s.
