Hudson’s Bay to sell name, stripes, brands to Canadian Tire for $30 million
Hudson’s Bay to sell name, stripes, brands to Canadian Tire for $30 million
The deal would allow products to be sold by Canadian Tire, which also owns SportChek and Mark's, but it still needs court approval.
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Thank fuck they'll still have the stripes around.
Not to applaud corporations, but my biggest worry hearing about HBC shuttering was the point blankets. Those things are a cultural staple and afaik HBC was the only major place to get them.
The article says I'm at the montly limit. What are the stripes and why are they so important?
One of the Bay's most well-known trade marks, the stripe motif, shown in the article thumbnail. The striped blankets, coats, etc are sort of iconic Canadiana.
Apparently not that well known, it doesn't look familiar to me. But thanks for the answer!