Bell Canada intends to close surplus The Source stores not included in a new partnership with Best Buy Canada.

Under the terms of the partnership, 165 Source stores will be rebranded as Best Buy Express locations, smaller versions of the big-box electronics retailer’s usual spaces.

Bell spokeswomen told the Globe and Mail and Bay Today that additional Source locations which are not part of the rebranding effort will close in 2024.

“This transition will take several months and we don’t have further details as we finalize the transition plan,” Bell spokeswoman Rachel Jaskula told Bay Today.

The publication is based in North Bay, Ont., where a Source location’s future is uncertain. ‘

The rebranded stores will offer consumer electronics from Vancouver-based Best Buy Canada and telecommunications services via Bell.

According to the Globe, there were 300 Source stores at last report.

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