called "hr2," a chain of outlets focused on mid-priced designer merchandise and luxury goods. The hr2 stores were closed in 2017. Retail formats Full-line stores The Bloor Street, Yorkdale, Montreal, and Vancouver locations include Holts Café, an informal diner-like restaurant concept, that features tartine made from Poilane bread that is flown in directly from Paris, France. The 80-seat Vancouver location was designed by Yabu Pushelberg. Holts Cafés long planned for Square One and Calgary have not materialized. Holt Renfrew also has contributed to promote new brands, such as Greta Constantine, designed by Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong. In October 2014, the company opened a menswear-only location called Holt Renfrew Men at 100 Bloor St W, next to the Harry Rosen Inc. flagship store, to complement the existing Holt Renfrew flagship store at 50 Bloor St W. In July 2016, the company opened a location at Square One Shopping Center in Mississauga, Ontario, while a smaller Sherway Gardens location nearby closed the same month. The closure of the Ottawa and Quebec City stores was announced in August 2014. Defunct formats Other recent closures include the "Last Call" end-of-the-line store at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ontario, and the Last Call outlet in Winnipeg. The remaining Holt Renfrew personal shopping suites and a cosmetics outlet in Winnipeg closed in 2015. The Edmonton store which had been in the podium of Manulife Place since 1982 closed on January 11, 2020, ending the chain's 70 years of continuous operation in the city. This is as the company has been focusing on larger stores with or more. See also List of Canadian department stores References External links Official website Department stores of Canada Weston family Companies based in Toronto Canadian brands Privately held companies of Canada British Royal Warrant holders Retail companies established in 1837