retail sector /channels/taxonomy/term/23829/all en Expert: Hudson's Bay to resurrect discount retail chain Zellers /channels/channels/news/expert-hudsons-bay-resurrect-discount-retail-chain-zellers-340845 <p>Discount department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the Canadian chain shuttered most of its locations. Hudson's Bay Co. says Zellers will debut a new e-commerce website and expand its brick-and-mortar footprint within select Hudson's Bay department stores across the country in early 2023. The company says the relaunched Zellers will offer "a digital-first shopping journey that taps into the nostalgia of the brand." (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hbc-resurrects-zellers-1.6553473" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:50:45 +0000 webfull 181499 at /channels Expert: MEC to be acquired by private U.S. investment firm /channels/channels/news/expert-mec-be-acquired-private-us-investment-firm-324655 <p>Tens of thousands of people have signed on to a petition hoping to stop the sale of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) to a private U.S. firm. The sale was announced Monday September 14 and will see Los Angeles-based private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management acquire the business and its assets. As a result, the retailer will no longer operate as a member-owned co-operative. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/7339722/petition-save-mountain-equipment-co-op-sale-us-firm/">Global News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:49:49 +0000 webfull 163480 at /channels