specialty-retail

Kastners to Close After More Than a Century as Independent Fashion Retail Faces Pressure in Smaller Canadian Cities

Kastners Men’s and Ladies Wear in Cornwall, Ontario, is preparing to close by January 2027 after more than a century. Its departure adds to a series of traditional clothing-store closures in smaller Canadian markets, where retirement, succession and changing shopping habits are reshaping specialty retail.

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