SocietyHBC’s ’Colonial Barbie’ comes with some baggageThe toy, emblazoned in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s iconic colours, is a hot-ticket reminder of a colonial past
BusinessWaiting for Target: Canadian retailers retrenchRetail companies brace for the U.S. juggernaut to set up shop north of the border
BusinessChannelling Bob and Doug McKenzieHBC’s clothing line for the Vancouver Games is better than the disaster it pushed in Beijing. But it’s still a bore—and there’s the whole logo fiasco.
BusinessBonnie of The BayShe’s smart, fearless and charismatic. Will that be enough to revive the iconic retailer?
GeneralBiz fix: Will NRDC inject the Bay with some style?In the money: NRDC Equity Partners, owner of the upscale American Lord & Taylor department store chain, finally achieved its goal...