Here's when Zellers is opening in Ottawa

Zellers is opening its first two locations in Ottawa next week, nearly a decade after most of its stores across Canada closed.

Zellers is opening its first two locations in Ottawa next week, nearly a decade after most of its stores across Canada closed.

Stores within the Hudson's Bay locations at Rideau Centre and St. Laurent Centre will open on Thursday, March 23, the Hudson's Bay Company announced Tuesday.

The company is relaunching the discount retailer in an nostalgia-inspired effort to attract customers. The Zellers.ca e-commerce platform is also launching March 23.

"Instead of limited time sales or discounts, Zellers shoppers will know they are getting the best price, every day, no matter when they shop," the company said in a news release Tuesday.

A Zellers store will also open in the Bay at the Cataraqui Town Centre in Kingston on March 23. There are nine locations in Ontario and three in Alberta opening that day.

There is also a Zellers planned for Les Promenades Gatineau on Maloney Boulevard in Gatineau, Que. The date for that has yet to be announced.