Roots Ltd. (doing business as simply Roots) is a publicly held Canadian brand. It sells women’s, men’s, children’s, and baby's apparel; leather bags; footwear; active athletic wear; small leather goods; and home furnishings. Their design centre and leather factory are in Toronto, Ontario. Roots employs 1,600 people in Canada. As of May 2013, Roots operated 210 stores in Canada, the United States, and Asia, and ships to 50 countries online.