Future Shop Extends Boxing Day Hours in Manitoba on Sunday, December 26

Stores in Winnipeg and Brandon now open from 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. CST on Boxing Day

BURNABY, BC, Dec. 23 /CNW/ - Future Shop, Canada's largest retailer and etailer of consumer electronics, announced today all Future Shop locations in Manitoba will extend business hours on Boxing Day. On Sunday, December 26, 2010, Future Shop stores in Winnipeg and Brandon will open their doors at 6:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. 

The move was made to accommodate the high volume of shoppers expected to visit Future Shop on Boxing Day and comes following the provincial government's decision to allow retailers to set their own hours for Canada's most celebrated retail sale day of the year.

Future Shop's Manitoba locations:

Winnipeg, MB:
			1.	St. James Station North, 850 St. James Street
			2.	Crossroads Shopping Centre, 2, 1570B Regent Avenue W.
			3.	Garden City Annex, 783 Leila Avenue
			4.	Pembina Crossing 6, 1910 Pembina Hwy
Brandon, MB:
			5.	Corral Centre, 901A - 18th Street North

About Future Shop
With 146 stores across the country and the nation's premier web store (www.futureshop.ca), Burnaby, BC-based Future Shop is Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics. The company employs more than 10,000 technology enthusiasts, has enabled its website, Futureshop.ca, to deliver unparalleled content about the products it sells. Futureshop.ca also hosts an online community forum and tech blog for technology beginners and tech-savvy experts to exchange ideas, reviews, tips and other consumer electronics information (www.futureshopforums.ca). As a proud corporate citizen, Future Shop has developed solutions to recycle used electronics and is committed to employee volunteerism and supporting non-profit organizations dedicated to transforming local youth into Future Leaders (see www.futureshop.ca/futuregeneration).

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