Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited offers a range of products and services through retail brands and banners in Canada. Its Retail segment operates general merchandise retail stores in the living, fixing and playing, and automotive categories under the Canadian Tire banner; a chain of 87 automotive hard parts specialty stores under the PartSource banner; and as a retailer of gasoline with a network of 299 retailer-operated gas bars, including 294 convenience stores, 80 car washes, and 90 propane stations. This segment also operates clothing and footwear retail stores that consist of 347 corporate and 39 franchise stores providing industrial wear, men’s and women’s casual wear, and footwear under the Mark’s, Mark’s Work Wearhouse, and L’Equipeur banners. In addition, it offers e-commerce retailing through its Website; conducts a business-to-business operation under the Imagewear name; and engages in retailing sporting goods through 283 corporate and 212 franchise stores. The company’s Financial Services segment accepts deposits in guaranteed investment certificates and high-interest savings accounts; manages and finances credit cards, personal loans, and line of credit; sells insurance and warranty products; owns and leases real estate properties; and provides home services, such as garage door opener, HVAC, and central vacuum installation services, as well as hot water tank, garden shed, and painting service sales and installation services in pilot markets. As of February 21, 2013, Canadian Tire Corporation operated approximately 1,700 retail and gasoline outlets. The company was founded in 1922 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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