Freimans

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A.J. Freiman Limited, or Freimans, was a landmark department store on Rideau Street in Ottawa, Canada, founded in 1918 by Archibald J. Freiman.

The company operated branches in Westgate and St. Laurent Shopping Centres, as well as discount stores, called Freimart, in Shoppers City West and Shoppers City East.

Then owned by A.J. Freiman's son, Lawrence (who wrote a book about the store), the company was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1972. The former Freimans store still operates as an outlet of the Bay, and an adjoining arcade linking Rideau Street to the Byward Market is named the Freiman Mall in honour of the longtime Ottawa retailer. In addition, a lane beside the nearby National Arts Centre has been named Lawrence Freiman Lane.

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian department stores
• Ogilvy's
• Murphy-Gamble
• Caplan's

[edit] References

• Charlesworth, Hector W., A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons distinguished in the professional, military and political life and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the twentieth century, 1919, page 132 (reproduced at Ourroots.ca)