Here’s the latest I can share based on recent reporting:
South Shore Furniture announced closure of its operations in Quebec, citing steep sales declines tied to U.S. tariffs and inexpensive Asian imports. The company plans to wind down production in its Sainte-Croix and Coaticook facilities, affecting about 126 employees. These developments follow a reported 77% drop in sales from 2022 to 2025.[3][4][6][8]
Coverage notes narrowness in prospects for the business, with statements attributing the downturn to trade disruptions and tariff policies that shifted competition in favor of cheaper imports.[4][6][3]
Some outlets and industry summaries mention a related broader context of tensions in North American furniture manufacturing and calls for tariff adjustments to protect domestic producers.[8][4]
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If you’d like, I can pull the most recent public statements from the company or local business coverage to provide exact dates for the wind-down steps and confirm current employee impacts. Would you like me to fetch and summarize those latest statements?
Citations:
Charles Laflamme, the CEO of South Shore Furniture, said the company could not operate in a market "where World Trade Organization rules are not being followed.'
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www.yelp.comThe company said it made every effort to maintain operations and jobs but could no longer continue in a market "where the rules of the world trade organization are not respected."
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