Mark's Work Wearhouse

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A typical Marks Work Wearhouse store

Mark's Work Wearhouse is a Canadian clothing retailer. First opened in Calgary, Alberta in 1977 by Mark Blumes, a former Retail Executive with the Hudson's Bay Company. It is now owned by Canadian Tire. There are over 350 stores nationwide but the store also ships products internationally. The slogan of the company is : "Mark's Work Wearhouse, Clothes That Work" or "L'Équipeur, Toujours le bon vêtement" translating to "always the good clothes". Paul Wilson is now the President of Mark's Work Wearhouse.

In Québec, stores had carried the name "La Ouerasse," a meaningless French-sounding version of the word "wearhouse," but they were rebranded as "L'Équipeur" in 1990. As of 2007, 39 stores operate under the banner L'Équipeur. They are the official retailer of the Montreal Alouettes football team.

The company traditionally sold work clothes for labour-oriented jobs, but expanded its selection in the 1990s to include casual clothing and sportswear as well. In the last few years, the company have started to expand with children clothing. However, it's very rare and mostly only available in Alberta and BC.

Mark's Work Wearhouse/L'Équipeur have created their own brand which are Denver Hayes, WindRiver (casual), Mark's (only used for the classic Mark's jeans nowadays), Dakota (work) and WorkPro (lower price work boots). They still carry Levi's, Lee's, Carhartt, Point Zero, Terra, J. B. Goodhue, Sorel and many other popular brands on the market.

One of Canada's most popular clothing store, they offer many innovations. For example, Flex Tech, flexible waist band; Armour Flex, flexible kevlar CSA appoved plate; Quad Comfort, 4-7 layers of comfort in a variety of shoes; Stain Repellant; etc... They are also recognized for some of their most popular products such as: the 529 work boots, the Dakota jeans and the tagless T-Shirts.

MWWH, is a leader in Canadian work boots and wear. Their brand name Dakota offer high quality products at a reasonable price. The 3 best selling models, the 529, the 107, and the 400 are part, have created a great reputation to Mark's on the work site. Nowadays, more than 20 models are part of the Dakota safety footwear range.

Mark's Work Wearhouse is also raising funds for the JumpStart program of Canadian Tire, breast cancer at his Ladies Night, and the Prostate Cancer at his Ride For Dad Events.

They also offer once in a while some 10$ off "Spend & Save" cards in their flyer.