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CANADA: Target settles trademark dispute with local retailer
3 February 2012
Discount department store retailer Target Corporation has settled a dispute over the use of its name and brand in Canada, paving the way for its move into the country next year.
US: Bon-Ton appoints Hoffman as president and CEO
24 January 2012
Bon-Ton Stores has appointed Brendan Hoffman as president and chief executive of the company.
US: Hudson's Bay completes Lord & Taylor acquisition
24 January 2012
Canada-based Hudson's Bay Company has completed the acquisition of US department store retailer Lord & Taylor.
CANADA: Target to open up to 135 stores from 2013
26 September 2011
Ahead of its move into Canada, value retailer Target Corporation has finalised the number of leases it is taking over for stores operated by discount chain Zellers, a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Co, and now says it will open between 125 to 135 stores in 2013.
just-style management briefing: Supply chains need to get creative
2 February 2011
Faced with rising apparel costs and the likelihood that 2011 will be a perfect storm of pricing uncertainty - or what Mike Todaro, managing director of AAPN (the American Apparel Producers' Network) describes as "death by a thousand costs" - what can apparel manufacturers, brands and retailers do to try to alleviate some of the pain within their supply chains?
CANADA: Retailer Fairweather fights for Target trademark
20 January 2011
US discount retailer Target is facing an unexpected complication in its Canadian expansion plans after specialty fashion and accessories retailer Fairweather filed a lawsuit claiming it owns the right to use the Target name in Canada.
VIEWPOINT: Target makes up for lost time with Canadian move
14 January 2011
Having been criticised for being slow to cash in on the potential of international expansion, US discount retailer Target Corp is now making up for lost time with a CAD1.825bn (US$1.83bn) swoop on Canadian discount chain Zellers.
US: Target steps into Canada with $1.83bn Zellers buy
14 January 2011
Value retailer Target Corporation is making its first foray outside the US after agreeing a CAD1.825bn (US$1.83bn) deal to take over leases for up to 220 stores operated by discount chain Zellers, a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Co.
US: Madonna's clothing range expands into Canada
17 December 2010
Madonna and Iconix Brand Group has entered into its first international partnership with Hudson's Bay Company (HBC or the 'Bay') to manufacture and distribute its junior brand of 'Material Girl'.
CANADA: Hudson’s Bay Trading invests in MLM tool
16 July 2010
North American retailer Hudson’s Bay Trading Company (HBTC) has purchased a suite of Merchandise Lifecycle Management (MLM) solutions which will be rolled out at Lord & Taylor in the US and across its Canadian retail chains including the Bay, Zellers, Home Outfitters and Fields.
CANADA: Hudson's Bay CEO to retire
14 April 2010
Hudson's Bay Trading Company says CEO Jeffrey Sherman will retire from 1 June this year.
CANADA: Olympic organisers unhappy about Lululemon range
18 December 2009
The organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics have lashed out on a clothing range launched by yogawear firm Lululemon Athletica called "Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place in British Columbia Between 2009 & 2011 Edition".
CANADA: A million mittens sold at Hudson’s in Olympic rush
17 December 2009
The organisers of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics say that one million pairs of official red mittens have been sold at retailer Hudson’s Bay Company stores ahead of the February event.
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11 December 2009
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HONG KONG: Li & Fung and Hudson's Bay in sourcing deal
8 December 2009
Hong Kong-based global consumer goods exporter Li & Fung Limited and the Hudson's Bay Trading Company have announced a global sourcing strategic partnership.
CANADA: Hudson's Bay faces Olympics trademark dispute
19 October 2009
A Trademark dispute has erupted between Canadian retailer the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the Cowichan First Nations group in British Columbia, which claims HBC stole their traditional knitted sweater design for its Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics clothing.
CANADA: Nike official supplier for Vancouver
18 August 2009
Nike has been named as official supplier of high-performance sporting goods for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
CANADA: Hudson’s Bay restructuring costs 1,000 jobs
5 February 2009
Retailer Hudson’s Bay Company is axing 1,000 jobs in Canada as part of plans to restructure its overall business in North America.
CANADA: Hudson's Bay Trading names Sherman CEO
21 January 2009
Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, owner of the Lord & Taylor department store chain and fashion incubator Creative Design Studios, has promoted Jeffrey Sherman as president and CEO.
US: Hoffman takes the helm at Lord & Taylor
29 September 2008
Brendan L Hoffman has been named as president and CEO at US retailer Lord & Taylor, now a subsidiary of Hudson’s Bay Trading Company.
US: Creative Design Studios rolls-out FashionManager
15 September 2008
Creative Design Studios (CDS), which makes brands for Lord & Taylor and other regional department stores, is rolling out the FashionManager business software solution across the design, merchandising, development, sourcing, and production teams at its new Manhattan headquarters.
CANADA: Hudson's Bay taps Ralph Lauren exec as CEO
18 July 2008
One day after being taken over by a US-based private equity firm, Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company (Hbc) has named former Polo Ralph Lauren executive Jeffrey Sherman as its new chief executive officer.
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18 July 2008
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US: Lord & Taylor merges with Canada's Hudson's Bay
17 July 2008
The owner of US retailer Lord & Taylor has bought Canadian department store chain Hudson's Bay Company in a deal that could recreate the retail landscape in North America.
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