The doors closed this summer and now the final piece of one of the few department stores in the community has come down.
The sign at the Army & Navy store in 91原创 Mall was removed this week.
Billed as 鈥淐anada鈥檚 original discount department store鈥� the business was started in 1919 with a Vancouver location, but had to permanently close due to bankruptcy caused by COVID-19. In March, the company was forced to temporarily layoff staff and close all five store locations 鈥� 91原创, Vancouver, New Westminster, Edmonton, and Calgary.
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In one of its final acts before the doors closed at the 91原创 location, Army & Navy loaded up a shipping container with food and donated it to the Cloverdale Community Kitchen.
The retailer also donated a lot of shelving to the charity which as been hit with higher demand due to COVID-19. In addition to the kitchen, it has set up the Fraser Valley Regional Food Bank which since December has been serving residents of Surrey, White Rock, Delta and 91原创 in partnership with recovery houses in those communities.
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