Discount store Retail Ranking; June 2014), operates more than 10,121 discount stores or discount shops worldwide. Australia has four main discount shops including Aldi, Big W, Kmart, and Target, plus in the Sydney region only, Victoria's Basement. Woolworths entered Canada in the 1920s, but the stores were converted to the Foot Locker, Champs Sports and other stores by 1994. Kresge's entered Canada in 1929. Zellers was founded in 1931, and was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1978. Giant Tiger opened its first store in Ottawa in 1961, modeled on Woolworths. Winners was founded in 1982 in Toronto, and sells off-price
Discount store Company started opening Saks Off 5th locations to sell off-price brands. American off-price chain Nordstrom Rack has announced that its first Canadian location will be opened in Vaughan Mills in 2018. The most important discount shops in Germany are Aldi, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount, Norma and Penny. Italy has numerous discount shops. The biggest chain is Eurospin, while others include Tuodì, MD Discount, Todis, DPIU', Discount Dial, Lidl and Penny Market. Japan has numerous discount stores, including Costco, Daiso, Don Quijote (store) and The Price (owned by Ito Yokado). Action, Euroland, Big Bazar and Zeeman are Dutch discount shops. Action and