Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. operates as a general merchandise retailer for gasoline, automotive, sports and home products. It operates through segments: Retail, CT REIT, and Financial Services. The Retail segment focuses on Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark's, PartSource, Helly Hansen, Party City, and Petroleum. The Financial segment is involved in operating subsidiaries of CTFS Holdings which provides financial and other ancillary products and services, including issuing credit cards. The CT REIT segment includes owning, developing, and leasing income-producing commercial properties. The company was founded by Alfred Jackson Billes and James William Billes in September 15, 1922 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.