Industrialist Thomas J. Bata has died in a Toronto hospital at age 93, an official from the Thomas Bata Foundation said Monday.
Born in what became the Czech Republic, Bata — the son of the founder of the company — expanded the business in Canada, opening a plant in Batawa, Ont., and building a Canadian retail chain that had 250 stores in the 1980s.
Toronto is home to the Bata Shoe Museum, a four-storey structure with 10,000 shoes.
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Born in what became the Czech Republic, Bata — the son of the founder of the company — expanded the business in Canada, opening a plant in Batawa, Ont., and building a Canadian retail chain that had 250 stores in the 1980s.
Toronto is home to the Bata Shoe Museum, a four-storey structure with 10,000 shoes.
Read full story
What is Thomas J. Bata's legacy?
More...