An Ontario judge has given the Hudson’s Bay Company permission to liquidate all but six of its locations across Canada. The remaining six stores include its flagship location on Yonge Street in Toronto, two other GTA locations and three in Quebec.
After a week spent seeking a lifeline, an Ontario court has given Canada’s oldest company permission to start liquidating all but six of its stores on Monday.
The Friday approval from Ontario Superior Court Judge Peter Osborne allows the retailer to begin selling off inventory at most of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, three Saks Fifth Avenue locations and 13 Saks Off 5th shops in Canada.
“This is the art of the possible, and we are where we are today. In my view, there is no other alternative,” Osborne said Friday.
The six stores being saved from the liquidation sale include a flagship location on Yonge Street in Toronto, …