Consumers Distributing Archive

[Rick (Admin)]

Consumers Distributing (known in Quebec as Distribution aux Consommateurs) was a catalogue store in Canada and the United States that operated from 1957 to 1996. At its peak it operated 243 outlets in Canada and 217 in the United States, including stores in every province in Canada and in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California and Nevada. Its Canadian headquarters was at 6303 Airport Road, in Mississauga, Ontario and it US corporate headquarters was 205 Campus Plaza in Edison, New Jersey.

Consumers Distributing aimed to reduce costs for customers by stocking merchandise in a warehouse type stocking system instead of displaying them in a costly showroom. Customers made their selections from a catalogue, filled out a form with product identification, and waited for stock staff to retrieve the items from the warehouse.



The Consumers Distributing Archive site is dedicated to preserving the catalogs (and memories) of those that remember the Consumers Distributing catalog shopping experience!

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1987 / 1988 Consumers Distributing Catalog


www.cdarchive.ca/Consumers-1987-1988.pdf


1996 Consumers Distributing Catalog


www.cdarchive.ca/Consumers-1996-Annual-Preview.pdf

[denben73]

Holy! This really takes me back. I remember in the 80s looking at the "ghetto blasters" and trying to pick the best one. *LOL*

[Rick (Admin)]

Have you notice the prices aren't that far off from today. I was stun looking at the prices. but it sure does bring back memories of going to this store and also Shoprite Catalog Store in the Timmins Square and picking out our next new toy.

[Loco101]

Brings back memories of when I was young. I remember standing in line forever and often they would be out of many items. Computerized systems and the Internet make shopping so much easier these days.