Sony Canada is a

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Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan. Sony provides products that include

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players, BRAVIA televisions, Cyl digital cameras,

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Camcorders,

VAIO is a Japanese personal computer manufacturer headquartered in Azumino, Nagano, Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. It is owned by Nojima Corporation. Vaio began as a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996, until it offloaded it into an independent company ...

computers, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras and video conferencing and many more products. Sony is an entertainment company that includes electronics, music, movies, games and online businesses. Sony Canada is headquartered in

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. Established in 1955, Sony Canada evolved from General Distributors, which had been founded as Gendis in Winnipeg. In collaboration with the founders (

Akio Morita was a Japanese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka. Early life Akio Morita was born in Nagoya. Morita's family was involved in sake, miso and soy sauce production in the village of Kosugaya (currently a part of Toko ...

and

Masaru Ibuka Masaru Ibuka (井深大 ''Ibuka Masaru''; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony, along with Akio Morita.Kirkup, James"Obituary: Masaru Ibuka," ''Independent'' (London). December ...

) of

Corporation, Albert D. Cohen and his five brothers negotiated early distribution of Sony's first

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, TR55 in 1955. The Cohens also negotiated for T. Eaton Co. Limited to be the first company to retail Sony products outside Japan. Originally headquartered in Winnipeg, Sony of Canada brought

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portable music players, Trinitron Televisions and

Camcorders to the Canadian market. The Cohen family stake in Sony Canada was eventually sold to Sony corporation in 1995 for $207 million. Sony Canada opened its first retail store in 1999. In 2015, Sony Canada announced the closure of all its 14 stores, impacting approximately 90 jobs. Sony Canada accepts products for recycling at no additional cost. The company has been awarded for its environmental impact.

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