co ▁had ▁a ▁bigger ▁impact ▁in ▁Canada ▁than ▁it ▁did ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 6 0 ▁stores ▁in ▁Canada ▁at ▁dissol ution , ▁the ▁chain ▁having ▁surv ived ▁another ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁the ▁US ▁closure ▁before ▁disappear ing ▁after ▁being ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁Wal mart ▁Canada . ▁They ▁were ▁so ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁Canadian ▁song writ ers ▁Leon ▁Dub in sky ▁and ▁Max ▁Mac Donald ▁even ▁wrote ▁a ▁popular ▁song ▁called ▁" Work ing ▁at ▁the ▁W ool co ▁Manager ▁Tra ine e ▁Blues " ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁stores ▁were ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁month ly ▁"$ 1 . 4 4 ▁Days ", ▁where in ▁numerous ▁items ▁were ▁sold ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁$ 1 . 4 4 ▁C AD . ▁Compet itors ▁Wood ward ' s ▁& ▁E aton ' s ▁ran ▁"$ 1 . 4 9 ▁Days " ▁usually ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁each ▁month . ▁Most ▁stores ▁also ▁contained ▁an ▁autom ot ive ▁and ▁t ire ▁service ▁department . ▁ ▁Most ▁stores ▁in ▁Canada ▁had ▁an ▁in - store ▁restaurant ▁section . ▁These ▁restaur ants ▁were ▁named ▁Red ▁Gr ille ▁or ▁St raw berry ▁Street ▁C af eter ia , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Quebec ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁named ▁C afé ▁Rou ge ▁or ▁Mo isson ▁d ' Or . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F . ▁W . ▁W ool