Ottawa shoe store Armstrong & Richardson closes doors after 84 years

Longstanding Ottawa shoe store Armstrong & Richardson has filed for bankruptcy, marking the end of a family-run business that has spanned more than eight decades.  
Customers of the shoe seller said they were surprised by a notice posted on the store at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, telling them they’d have one last chance to buy footwear at a liquidation sale on May 1.
“I was really shocked,” Linda Dowie said, standing in front of the shop — one of five