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Susan Krashinsky Robertson
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Business reporter at The Globe and Mail, covering the retail industry
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Since its founding in 2013, Knix has built its brand by focusing squarely on women. Now, the retailer is branching out with men’s products for the first time.

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Knix, pioneering maker of women’s underwear, branches out with new men’s line
MNTD is a line of products for guys from the company known for leak-proof undergarments
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November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The Ontario government will introduce a bill to ban closed preferred pharmacy networks, a kind of exclusivity deal between insurers and pharmacies that restricts where patients can buy medication.

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Ontario to ban exclusivity deals between insurers, pharmacies
Move follows Globe reporting on closed preferred pharmacy networks that restrict where patients can buy medication
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November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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After its $30M deal to acquire the Hudson's Bay intellectual property, Canadian Tire is launching a collection decorated with the HBC stripes for the holidays.
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Canadian Tire to launch limited Hudson’s Bay holiday collection next month
Launching Dec. 5, the collection will be sold in stores only, under signs featuring the Hudson’s Bay brand name
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November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Two of the country’s largest real estate owners are in a showdown over the future of the former Hudson's Bay store in Toronto's Yorkdale mall, the latest in a series of disputes triggered by the retailer's bankruptcy.

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Oxford Properties, RioCan in showdown over future of Bay store at Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall
If Oxford refuses buyout offer, RioCan threatens renting space to downmarket fashion store Les Ailes de la Mode
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October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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A Popeyes franchisee whose restaurants were shut down last month over unpaid wages is also a major defendant in a lawsuit against the fast-food chain and its restaurant owners, which alleges some franchisees bought "unsafe" meat from an unauthorized supplier.

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Popeyes franchises shut down over unpaid wages placed into receivership
Franchisee Irfan Memon is a defendant in lawsuit against Popeyes for allegedly buying ‘unsafe’ chicken from an unauthorized source
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October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Canadian Tire will soon begin selling the distinctive Hudson’s Bay point blanket. It will direct all proceeds – at a minimum of $1M/year – to Indigenous-led initiatives, ensuring a program HBC launched with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund will continue.

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Canadian Tire to bring back the Hudson’s Bay blanket
Retailer will direct all profits from sale of blankets to Downie-Wenjack Foundation, continuing Hudson’s Bay initiative
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October 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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A surprise late-night bid that emerged Sunday for the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the Hudson’s Bay Co. has further delayed a legal process governing the auction of the historic document.

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Auction for Hudson’s Bay charter further delayed after late offer from unknown bidder
A Monday court hearing to approve the charter’s auction was adjourned after the failed retailer received a late bid for the document
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September 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The son of the late DavidsTea founder Herschel Segal is calling for an overhaul of the retailer’s leadership, accusing the company of “abysmal corporate governance and management,” and saying his half-sister is not fit to continue as chief executive officer.
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Son of DavidsTea founder calls for leadership overhaul, accusing company of poor governance
The company has lost money since seeking creditor protection, but forecasts a return to profitability this year
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September 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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On the Globe's podcast today, talking about the competing bids to buy the Hudson's Bay charter -- and who gets to determine the fate of a one-of-a-kind piece of history.

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The multimillion-dollar fight over a piece of Canadian history
The Bay’s charter is its founding document, dating back to 1670
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September 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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A deal to sell the 1670 Hudson's Bay charter to the Weston family was scheduled to go before a court hearing for approval tomorrow. But it's been adjourned, after other parties have expressed interest in the historic document.

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Hearing to approve sale of Hudson’s Bay charter to Weston family adjourned
Advisers handling sale need time to develop process because of interest from other bidders
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September 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Manulife is steering patients who take the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro to Shoppers Drug Mart to fill prescriptions, just a year after cancelling a similar “preferred provider” arrangement that triggered public backlash.

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Manulife is steering Wegovy and Mounjaro patients to Shoppers pharmacies
The insurer has been directing patients to pharmacies owned by Loblaw, despite facing backlash for its preferred provider networks deals with the retailer
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September 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This week, I get to work with the amazing team that produces The Globe's daily podcast, The Decibel. For my first ep as guest host, I spoke with @jasonkirby.bsky.social about how the Air Canada strike tested Canada's labour laws, and what it could mean for future disputes.

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August 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Groups representing First Nations and cultural institutions are raising questions about the transparency of the process to sell the 1670 Hudson's Bay charter -- a document that played a foundational role in Canada’s history.

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First Nations groups raise questions about lack of consultation before sale of 1670 Hudson’s Bay Company charter
The Globe and Mail first revealed in April that the charter was included in a confidential memo distributed to potential bidders for the assets of Hudson’s Bay
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August 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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While offering $12.5M for the 1670 royal charter that launched the Hudson’s Bay Co. – a one-of-a-kind document in Canada’s history – the billionaire Weston family urged those overseeing the sale not to allow the artifact to go up for bidding at auction.

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Weston family sought to avoid auction in bid for Hudson’s Bay charter
The billionaire family presented a $12.5-million offer for the 1670 royal charter, with plans to donate it to the Canadian Museum of History
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August 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Clandestine surveillance, allegations of unsafe chicken and a broken business relationship: the story behind a Canadian lawsuit against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
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Fowl play: Inside a chicken processor’s tangled battle with Popeyes
Clandestine surveillance, allegations of unsafe chicken and a broken business relationship: the story behind a Canadian lawsuit against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
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July 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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The new court documents are also seeking a “super monitor” to take over the operations of the failed retailer, arguing Hudson's Bay has mismanaged the wind-down of the business to the detriment of lenders.

Hudson's Bay countered that it has been "responsible and diligent" in managing the process.
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Some Hudson’s Bay senior lenders are asking the court to terminate a contentious deal to sell store leases to Ruby Liu, arguing that landlord opposition means the deal is unlikely to succeed and is wasting cash that should be used to repay the company’s debts

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Hudson’s Bay lenders file motion to terminate Ruby Liu lease deal
Investment firm ReStore Capital asked court to appoint ‘super monitor’ to control the closed retailer, saying that it mismanaged the business wind-down
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July 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Some Hudson’s Bay senior lenders are asking the court to terminate a contentious deal to sell store leases to Ruby Liu, arguing that landlord opposition means the deal is unlikely to succeed and is wasting cash that should be used to repay the company’s debts

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Hudson’s Bay lenders file motion to terminate Ruby Liu lease deal
Investment firm ReStore Capital asked court to appoint ‘super monitor’ to control the closed retailer, saying that it mismanaged the business wind-down
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July 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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B.C. mall owner Weihong (Ruby) Liu will move forward with plans to open department stores in 3 former Hudson’s Bay locations, after receiving court approval to take over the leases. But Ms. Liu still faces opposition from landlords for 25 other leases.

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Court approves Hudson’s Bay name change, sale of three leases to B.C. mall owner
Changing Hudson’s Bay’s name is a requirement of a $30-million deal to sell its intellectual property to Canadian Tire
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June 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Landlords at 25 former Hudson’s Bay stores decided to oppose B.C. mall owner Wiehong Liu’s deal to take over their leases, after recent meetings in which Ms. Liu was unable to provide details about how she will operate the stores, according to sources.

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Landlords for 23 former Hudson’s Bay locations oppose plans for Ruby Liu department stores
Ms. Liu was unable to provide details about how stores would operate, sources say
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June 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Billionaire B.C. mall owner Weihong Liu has agreed to pay $6-million to take over three leases at former Bay stores located in shopping centres she controls. But an offer to acquire up to 25 additional locations has raised "concerns" among some landlords.

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Hudson’s Bay to change its name, landlords express ‘concern’ over lease deal
Returns to court Monday to seek approval to rebrand corporate entities as part of deal to sell intellectual property to Canadian Tire
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June 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Just weeks after shutting all of its department stores across Canada, Hudson’s Bay Co. is seeking to change its historic name, court documents show -- a requirement of the $30M deal to sell its intellectual property to Canadian Tire.

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Hudson’s Bay to change its name, landlords express ‘concern’ over lease deal
Returns to court Monday to seek approval to rebrand corporate entities as part of deal to sell intellectual property to Canadian Tire
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June 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Former Hudson’s Bay Co. employees who face the loss of long-term disability benefits will have that support extended until July 15, while lawyers continue discussions about further possible financial relief.

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Hudson’s Bay employees’ disability benefits extended as negotiations on a ‘hardship fund’ continue
Law firm Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP, which was recently appointed by the court as representative counsel for the HBC employees, announced the extension on Tuesday
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June 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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A billionaire B.C. mall owner who is seeking to acquire up to 28 Hudson’s Bay store leases is likely to run into trademark issues if she moves forward with a plan to launch department stores called “New Bay,” experts say.

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A B.C. billionaire bought up Hudson’s Bay leases. Her plan to rename them New Bay carries legal risk
Mall owner Weihong Liu will likely run afoul of the law if she uses a name that suggests connection to historic retailer
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June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Canadian clothing retailer Oak + Fort has been granted court protection from its creditors, blaming an ill-conceived store expansion and U.S. tariffs for its financial crisis.

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Retailer Oak and Fort granted creditor protection, blames tariffs for financial crisis
The company plans to keep its stores and e-commerce operations running while it seeks financing and comes up with a plan to restructure the business
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June 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Canadian Tire’s $30M deal for Hudson’s Bay’s intellectual property has received court approval, paving the way for the acquisition of the historic retailer’s brand names, logos, and designs, including the iconic stripes and point blanket patterns.
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Court approves Canadian Tire’s $30-million acquisition of Hudson’s Bay assets
Trove of the historic retailer’s brand names, logos, and stripe designs will be transferred to Canadian Tire
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June 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM