The Bargain! Shop
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Bargain! Shop currently operates 150 extreme value stores throughout Canada (excluding Quebec) which serve the middle-income consumer in rural secondary and tertiary markets and select urban markets. The Bargain! Shop offers both brand-name and generic label merchandise at competitive prices across a wide array of product categories including basic consumables, hard goods and apparel. Since its original management buyout in 1999, the Company has grown its store base from 82 to its current level of 150 stores, and has experienced revenue growth at a CAGR of 10.8%. Hilco Equity and Genuity Partners backed the existing management team, with whom Hilco has enjoyed a six year relationship, to purchase a control stake and materially expand The Bargain! Shop’s footprint in Canada.
Hilco Equity made an equity investment in The Bargain! Shop in October, 2006. For more information on the company, please visit its web site: www.thebargainshop.com.