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Stokes

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Home Furnishings

Stokes is a privately held, family-owned Canadian kitchenware/tableware retailer founded in Montreal in 1935. It filed for CCAA creditor protection in 2026 and is restructuring its store footprint — an active business situation flagged on the Organization record (RecheckCandidate) rather than an ownership question.

Ownership

Parent company

Stokes Inc.

Nationality

Privately held, family-owned Canadian business since 1935 (Montreal)

Voting control

100% Canadian (exact)

Operating model

corporate

Last verified

2026-09-18

Sources

https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Think-Kitchen
https://retail-insider.com/page/443/?m=0