Department store chain Hudson’s Bay says it will begin liquidating its entire business as soon as next week unless it finds a more viable path forward.
Canada’s oldest company, which dates back to 1670, has 80 stores and says it was forced toward the full liquidation because exhaustive efforts haven’t turned up the financing it needs to restructure.
Hudson’s Bay says it remains hopeful that it can drum up capital and find a solution with stakeholders, including its landlord partners, to avoid a full shutdown.
A closure of the entire business would mean job losses for 9,364 employees the company has in Canada across its Hudson’s Bay stores, as well as three Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 13 Saks Off 5th locations…
