CLOSURE: Major retailer closing 17 stores across Canada [Video]

A major Canadian retailer is closing 17 stores across the country.

Canadian Tire Corporation announced it is closing 17 uncompetitive standalone Atmosphere stores, with 14 sites to be co-located within SportChek stores.

Atmosphere, an outdoor gear store, is already located inside SportChek stores in Ontario including the two GTA locations in Toronto at Sherway Gardens and on Winston Churchill Boulevard in Oakville. Atmosphere stores in the Eaton Centre, Vaughan and Don Mills closed several years ago.

Fourteen stores standalone stores in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan will be relocated to SportChek stores in phases throughout 2025.

Canadian Tire spokesperson Joscelyn Dosanjh did not indicate whether any job cuts will stem from the closures, but said in an email to The Canadian Press that the company is trying to place employees impacted by the changes at other locations as their stores in Western Canada close over the next four months.

The closures are part …