Hudson’s Bay gives up on final 7 stores, including Canada’s last Saks 5th Avenue location

Dive Brief:

• Hudson’s Bay Co. will wind down six namesake stores plus a Saks Fifth Avenue store that the company had previously excluded from liquidation plans, saying on Thursday that “a viable bid for the current six-store model is unlikely.” Liquidation sales began Friday.

• Those locations join 73 other Hudson’s Bay stores, 13 Saks Off 5th stores and two Saks Fifth Avenue stores in dissolving under…