The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family

By Rod McQueen

Categories: Business & Money, History

The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family is a 1998 history by Canadian business journalist Rod McQueen, published by Stoddart. McQueen follows the Eaton family from Timothy Eaton, who opened his Toronto store in 1869, through four generations that built the T. Eaton Co. into a national retailer with a famous mail-order catalogue. He then examines the management decisions and family dynamics behind the chain's decline and its 1997 court-protected restructuring.

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• Shane Parrish: “[This podcast] draws primarily from two excellent books: 'The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family' by Rod McQueen, which chronicles the Eaton family history and the company's journey from beginning to end”