Structube Ltee is a Canadian retailer of modern home furniture and accessories.[2] It was founded as a family business in 1974 and currently operates over 70 stores across Canada.[1] The Structube head office and distribution centre are located in Laval, Quebec.[3] The company employs over 650 people in eight provinces across Canada.[4]
History
Structube was founded in 1974 and specialized in tubular retail clothing racks. The name is a portmanteau of the French words for structural and tubular, "structures tubulaires".[5] It expanded its business into furniture in 1980 in downtown Montreal.[6] A 54000 sqft distribution centre was built in 2006 and subsequently expanded to 250000 sqft in 2013.[7]
The first store in Alberta was opened in September 2012, and in 2016, three locations were opened in British Columbia.[8][9] In May 2015, Structube began offering its product line through an e-commerce website integrated with its conventional stores,[6] and in November 2015, expanded this to the United States.[10] Structube later abandoned the U.S. market in May 2019.
References
- Our store locations Structube^
- Company Overview of Structube Ltee Business Week^
- Structube in Montreal QC YellowPages.ca^
- About Us Structube, retrieved 2020-03-18^
- Structube Plans Continued Store Expansion into New Markets Retail Insider, 6 July 2016^
- Canadian Modern Furniture Leader STRUCTUBE Shaking up the US Furniture Market Market Wired^
- Canadian Furniture Retailer Structube to Ship to U.S. HFN Digital, 25 November 2015^
- Edmonton's strong retail sector attracts Quebec's Structube Oberfeld Snowcap^
- Montreal-based affordable furnishings retailer Structube opens first Vancouver shop Georgia Straight, 12 October 2016^
- Structube prépare une percée aux États-Unis LaPresse^