Structube Explained

Structube Ltee
Type:Private
Industry:Retail, e-commerce
Founded:1974
Hq Location:Laval, Quebec, Canada
Num Locations:75[1]
Num Locations Year:March 2020
Areas Served:-->
Products:Home furnishings
Num Employees:650+ (2020)

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 54000square feet distribution centre was built in 2006 and subsequently expanded to 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our store locations . Structube .
  2. Web site: Company Overview of Structube Ltee. https://archive.today/20140313161518/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=30961517. dead. March 13, 2014. Business Week.
  3. Web site: Structube in Montreal QC . YellowPages.ca.
  4. Web site: About Us . Structube . 2020-03-18.
  5. Web site: Structube Plans Continued Store Expansion into New Markets. Retail Insider. 6 July 2016.
  6. Web site: Canadian Modern Furniture Leader STRUCTUBE Shaking up the US Furniture Market. Market Wired.
  7. Web site: Canadian Furniture Retailer Structube to Ship to U.S.. HFN Digital. 25 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Edmonton's strong retail sector attracts Quebec's Structube. Oberfeld Snowcap. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131230156/http://oberfeldsnowcap.com/news/edmontons-strong-retail-sector-attracts-quebecs-structube/. 2016-01-31.
  9. Web site: Montreal-based affordable furnishings retailer Structube opens first Vancouver shop. Georgia Straight. 12 October 2016.
  10. Web site: Structube prépare une percée aux États-Unis. LaPresse.