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For La Maison Simons , slow and steady wins the race. Canada’s oldest private family-owned retailer has opened just 19 stores in its 186-year history, but it has accomplished a feat few competitors can claim: surviving countless economic cycles and the more recent technological changes that have upended the traditional department store model. Quebec-based Simons announced Tuesday it will open its 20th store in fall 2027, spanning approximately 92,000 square feet over three floors in the CF Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver . Simons is the second major Canadian retailer to develop part of th