Jacob (clothing retailer) attributed its woes were pinned on entries by international retailers into the Canadian market, including H&M and Zara, it was also negatively impacted by "surgical shopping", a gap in the retail market increased during the recession, pushing purchasers to high end or value products, as opposed to middle market. Gap and Sears Canada were cited as casualties. The general manager of Yorkdale Shopping Centre forced the company to close its location in the mall, apparently struggling, in order to allow an outlet of American retailer J. Crew to open. On May 6, 2014 the retailer declared bankruptcy; the company would
The Entertainer (retailer) In 2005, The Entertainer launched its own Charity Wristband Partnership with 15 charities raising over £300,000 for a range of different causes. In August 2011, The Entertainer switched on Pennies, the electronic charity box in all of its stores, allowing its customers to round-up their purchases and donate the change to charity. It was the first high street shop to do so, joining Domino's Pizza, Zizzi Restaurants and Travelodge. Since its inception, The Entertainer state that Pennies donations have now totalled over £1.7m. The Entertainer (retailer) The Entertainer (Amersham) Ltd. is the UK's largest independent toy retailer, which operates 144