Roots Canada Ltd.

"Roots Canada Ltd. (commonly called Roots) is an apparel retailer that sells clothes and accessories  for women, men and children." -- Wikipedia

Roots is loved by anyone who values quality clothing with a Canadian connection. This guide is written as a simple introduction to Roots -- the history of the company and the articles they make.

I do sell some wonderful Roots items. The pieces I carry in my eBay store are generally sold-out at the retail level. This may be your last chance to pick up some of them new or a rare chance to pick up a pre-owned item that you admired when it was brand new.  For the shopping pleasure of all of my Roots fans, I now have an entire section within the clothing page of my eBay store at Treasures By Brenda that is dedicated to Roots items. Just click on the link and search within my store for 'Roots.' I will do my best to keep it stocked with items for you!

Roots History

Based in Toronto, Roots was founded in 1973 by Michael Budman and Don Green. They decided to create a company based on a summer camp that they attended as children in Ontario's Algonquin Park. The first item that they sold from their single store in Toronto was footwear. It was commonly known as the 'Earth Shoe' and was officially called the 'Roots Negative Heel Shoe.'

Roots Products

Of course you know that they now sell a wonderful range of items including but not limited to:

• Roots Genuine Leather including shoes, jackets, bags, belts and luggage.
• Roots Athletics sportswear for men and women
• Roots Time -- handsome watches
• Roots Kids and Roots Baby
• Roots Yoga and
• Roots Home items including furniture, linen, towels and accessories.

Roots Company and Policies

Roots now employs more than 2,000 people in Canada and has about 106 stores in Canada, 4 in the United States and 30 in Asia.  If you do not have a Roots store close to your home you can find quality Roots items online. Be sure to check what I have in my inventory at Treasures By Brenda.

Although not all merchandise is manufactured in Canada, Roots demands that the quality of its merchandise be excellent. It has a well-respected link to maintain between Roots and Canada and strives to uphold that reputation. Roots fostered this link in the past through its hugely successful Olympic collections and by creating merchandise for concerts, cultural events and movies.

Roots created the Canadian Olympic outfits from 1998 to 2004 and has also done so for Great Britain, the United States and Barbados. Remember the 1998 poorboy hats worn by the Canadian Olympic team in 1998? They sold 500,000 of them in 1998! Those Olympic collections are still sought after and eBay may well be the best location to find them.

Roots Manufacturing Code of Conduct

Their products are made in Canada, the United States, South Asia, Asia and South America only using reputable companies and suppliers who adhere to the Roots Code of Conduct.

Factories must provide:

• Working conditions meeting health, safety and labor standards.
• Respect for all workers.
• No child or forced labour.
• Sustainability - minimizing the impact on the environment and avoiding too much packaging in  shipping.
• Inspections by independent auditors.
• No discrimination based on gender, race, nationality and religion.

Roots Celebrities

David Beckham, Natasha Bedingfield, Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame, Will Ferrell, Paris Hilton, Heidi Klum, The Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team, Tori Spelling and Ashley Tisdale have all been seen wearing Roots items or shopping at Roots.

If you own Roots items, you already know of their wonderful quality items. If not, what are you waiting for? Make sure to check out all of the wonderful Roots items I have listed in my store, Treasures By Brenda.  You will not be sorry that you decided to purchase a Roots item!