TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay’s signature blankets and other striped merchandise are flying off the shelves as Canadians scramble to pick up a piece of the storied retailer seeking permission to liquidate.
Shoppers at the company’s Toronto flagship store Wednesday before the lunch rush, hunted for any product bearing the brand’s distinctive markings that were left on the Queen Street West location’s floor.
Many wound up empty-handed after asking staff for any remaining product, rifling through store drawers and even searching under beds.
Shopper Brian Bursten was among the lucky ones. The Toronto man headed to the store after his nephew requested he scoop up anything with stripes. He snagged a striped pillow another woman had…
