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The End of Hudson’s Bay Department Stores
Hudson’s Bay has permanently closed its department stores, ending 355 years of Canadian retail history and marking the ...
End of an era after 355 years: Hudson's Bay Company permanently closed
Canada’s oldest retailer, Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), officially closed all its remaining stores on the afternoon of Sunday, ...
One of Canada's Oldest Companies is Officially Shutting Down
Earlier this year, the Hudson's Bay Company celebrated the 355th anniversary of its founding. On Sunday, the Canadian ...
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Hudson’s Bay officially closes after 355 years in business
Canada’s oldest department store officially shut its doors Sunday. Hudson’s Bay has been liquidating its assets since filing for creditor protection in March, and shoppers spent the last couple of ...
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Canadian Tire Finalizes Sale of Helly Hansen to Kontoor
Canadian Tire finalizes the sale of Helly Hansen to Kontoor Brands while acquiring Hudson’s Bay intellectual property as part ...
A 355-year-old company that once owned a third of Canada is going away
Hudson's Bay Co. was much more than just a retailer and was the last traditional, full-line department store chain in Canada.
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Redesigning the Bay's old stores come with challenges and opportunities
Making the jump from vision to reality won't be easy for Ruby Liu, even with her persistence and the billions of dollars ...
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Facing layoffs in June? Here's how tech, retail and finance are affected
In June 2025, the economic landscape was marked by massive layoffs across key industries, highlighting a period of economic ...
Former copy editor, The Wall Street Journal
Judy McKinnon was an editor on the real-time desk in The Wall Street Journal's Toronto bureau. She headlined, wrote and edited breaking news stories, wrote and edited posts for WSJ's Canada Real Time ...