 In 1970, on the company's 300th anniversary, as a result of punishing new British tax laws, the company relocated to Canada, and was rechartered as a Canadian business corporation under Canadian law, Head Office functions were transferred from London to Winnipeg.By 1974, as the company expanded into eastern Canada, head office functions were moved to Toronto.In 1972, the company acquired the four-store Shop-Rite chain of catalogue stores.