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Bowring Brothers Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipping
Retail
Founded1811; 213 years ago (1811)
(St. John's, Newfoundland)
FounderBenjamin Bowring
Defunct2019; 5 years ago (2019)
HeadquartersSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Key people
Charles T. Bowring
Edward Bowring
Henry Bowring
John Bowring
Derrick Bowring.
President: Tina Gillen
ProductsHistorical: Shipowners, fish and general merchants, steamship agents
Present: Gifts and home decor
Bowring Brothers Shop, Water Street, St. John's, c. 1892

Bowring Brothers Ltd. (or simply Bowring) was a Canadian operator of retail stores, mostly focused on gifts and home decor, throughout Canada.

Bowring was engaged in Newfoundland's commerce for over 200 years, with various operations across the globe at its peak.[1]

  1. ^ Chafe, Alexander (November 24, 2023). "The 212-year-old tale of Bowring Brothers". Atlantic Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

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