Home Outfitters To Close

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that the Home Outfitters location in Abbotsford at the beginning of next year.

HBC to close Home Outfitters in Abbotsford, as it expands digital offering

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Hudson’s Bay Co. is shuttering two Home Outfitters locations as it focuses on making more of its products available online.

Tiffany Bourre, a spokeswoman for HBC, said Wednesday the retailer will close the Home Outfitters stores at Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, Ont., and in Abbotsford in January 2015.

She said the company will offer transfer opportunities to staff at these stores when possible. It’s unclear how many layoffs are expected.

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