Canadian Operations
Great Universal Stores of Canada Limited operated 150 furniture and appliance stores across Canada as of early 1963. Charles Wolfson, formerly president, became chairman as of January 1, 1963, and John P. Adderley became president and chief executive officer.
In the early 1990s the Canadian company was fined $45,000 (Canadian) for misleading advertising, the largest total fine during that fiscal year. At that point, the company was doing business under the name of Légaré Woodhouse in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec.
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