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Hudson’s Bay will be liquidating all but six stores starting on Monday.
An Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores. The ruling marks a glimmer of hope for the company, which filed for creditor protection on March 7th.
That includes the store in Kamloops located at the Aberdeen mall. The union representing a closure of this store will result in the loss of over 30 unionized jobs, dealing a significant blow to workers, their families and the community.
Jordan Lawrence is the Financial Secretary with United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-417. “This news is absolutely devastating not only for our members but for…