J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture

J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1903
FounderJacob Pascal
Defunct1991 (Hardware Stores)
1994 (Furniture Stores)
2008 (Pascal Hotel Supplies)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people
Jacob Pascal
Maxwell Pascal
Arthur Pascal
Hyman Pascal
Cecil Pascal
ProductsHousehold hardware
Furniture

J. Pascal's Hardware and Furniture was a Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based chain of hardware and furniture stores.

History

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J. Pascal had long been a hardware chain only, but subsequently expanded to furniture retailing. Until the 1970s, the company's name was J. Pascal Hardware Co. After the furniture division was created in the 1980s, the company's corporate name became J. Pascal Inc. Although both operated under the trade name "Pascal" and shared a common logo, the hardware and furniture chains were kept separate in terms of operations and outlets. The hardware stores were found mostly in enclosed shopping malls and commercial streets, while the furniture stores were in strip malls.

J. Pascal was in business for almost 90 years and operated 26 hardware and furniture stores in the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick before going bankrupt on May 16, 1991. Only the flagship hardware division was closed.[1] The spin-off furniture division would survive another three years before closing in 1994.[2] It was the last major Canadian furniture retailer to go bankrupt.[3] After Pascal went out of business, a small furniture chain started to use the name under the trademark "Club Meubles Pascal", resulting in a legal battle with J. Pascal in 1996.[2]

Throughout its existence J. Pascal remained a family business, belonging to three generations of the Pascal family. It was founded in 1903 by Jacob Pascal, and then taken over by his sons, Maxwell Pascal, Arthur Pascal, Hyman Pascal, and Cecil Pascal.[4]

Pascal Hotel Supplies

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Pascal Hotel Supplies wasn't affected by the bankruptcy of the parent company and was in operation until 2008. Pascal Hotel Supplies' sole store was located on 1040 Bleury Street in downtown Montreal, not far from the former headquarters of Pascal. Pascal Hotel Supplies remained the property of the Pascal family until the early 2000s.[5] The new owners retained the Pascal name for the business until its closure in 2008.

Pascal Architectural Hardware

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The remaining part of the Pascals empire specialises in hardware relating to building finishing, e.g., locks and hinges. It is located on Queen Mary Road in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal.

Selected locations

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This is a list of locations operated by Pascal during its lifetime.[6][7][8]

Quebec

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Ontario

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References

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  1. ^ "History through our eyes; June 7, 1991: Pascal bankruptcy sale". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. June 7, 1991. p. A2.
  2. ^ a b "Telemark May 22, 1996". Archived from the original on 2004-12-11. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ "Conservative management, calculated risk secures Top 10 - 2002-06-02 20:00:00 EDT". Furniture Today. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  4. ^ "Pascal's ex-president dies in hospital". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. October 29, 1984. p. A3.
  5. ^ "Don't own a hotel? There's still room for you here". www.canada.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pascal's advertisement with Montreal store list at the bottom". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. April 17, 1991. p. A5.
  7. ^ "Pascal's advertisement page". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. February 2, 1984. p. A4.
  8. ^ "Un endroit à visiter: le Carrefour de Trois-Rivières-Ouest". Le Nouvelliste. Trois-Rivières. 18 February 1983. p. A4.
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