They created owner/operated stores throughout the province of Ontario and into Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. Then, in 1966, they opened a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba and, by 1980, the most successful Canadian owned and operated franchise in the country's history had a nationwide network of dealer operated Canadian Tire Associate Stores.
They established retail outlets throughout Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces, and subsequently, in 1966, they opened a store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. By 1980, Canada's most successful privately-owned franchise had developed into a nationwide network of independently operated Canadian Tire Associate Stores.