2 h. ago Over a dozen interested parties eyeing leases of 65 Hudson's Bay store locations

As the Hudson's Bay Company era nears its end, many of its soon-to-be vacated spaces may find new life with different tenants, with decisions on many sites expected in the weeks ahead.By Summer 2025, all 96 of the company's brick-and-mortar stores will close following a liquidation process that first began last month — including six locations that had previously been spared, such as the downtown Toronto and downtown Montreal flagship stores, but are now slated for closure as of a new court filing this week.From the outset of the court-approved liquidation process last month, Hudson's Bay engaged commercial real estate firm Oberfield Snowcap to market and sell its leases and properties, as a measure to generate additional operating revenue. This has been aptly named as the "Lease Monetization Process."Final bids for leases due on May 1According to a court filing earlier this week, as a part of the ongoing federal Companies' Creditor...

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3 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to ask court to allow auction of charter, art and artifacts

The department store company filed a notice of motion asking to separate the charter along with 1,700 pieces of art and more than 2,700 artifacts from an ongoing sales process.

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7 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores. The department store company, which is Canada’s oldest business, filed a notice of motion last week asking to separate […]

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17 h. ago Hudson’s Bay will liquidate last 6 remaining stores, court filing says

If a bid for the remaining stores is received that keeps them alive, Hudson's Bay retains the right to remove them from the liquidation process.

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17 h. ago Hudson’s Bay to liquidate all remaining stores, court filing says

A new court filing says Hudson’s Bay will start selling off all merchandise on Friday at the six stores previously spared from liquidation.  Adam Zalev, managing director of Hudson’s Bay’s financial adviser Reflect Advisors, says in an affidavit that Canada’s oldest company is making the move because there is a “low probability” that it will […]

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42 h. ago Hudson’s Bay sees interest in 65 of its leases: Court documents

A process to find takers for leases held by Hudson’s Bay has generated plenty of interest. A new court filing made in the company’s creditor protection case says 18 unnamed parties submitted letters of intent expressing interest in a total of 65 leases. The filing says some of those letters were submitted by landlords and […]

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6 d. ago HBC wants to hold an auction for its art and artifacts, including its royal charter

Auction meant to ensure some of HBC's most valuable and historical assets get the 'care, consideration and expertise required'

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7 d. ago HBC wants to hold ab auction for its art and artifacts, including its royal charter

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay will seek court approval to put the royal charter that launched the company 355 years ago on the auction block, along with its trove of art and historical artifacts. The collapsing department store chain known as Canada’s oldest company said it’s applying to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to sell […]

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7 d. ago HBC wants to hold auction for its art and artifacts including its royal charter

Hudson’s Bay Co. wants to hold a dedicated art auction for the sale of its most historically significant art and artifacts including its royal charter as part of its restructuring under court protection from creditors. The retailer says, subject to court approval, it wants to hold the auction apart from the broader sale and investment […]

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3 w. ago Court refuses Hudson’s Bay restructuring plan to empower lender in creditor protection case

Court-appointed monitor is sufficient to balance the lenders' rights with those of other stakeholders, judge rules

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3 w. ago Hudson's Bay restructuring meeting interrupted by the most embarrassing thing

A court hearing over Hudson’s Bay's last-ditch restructuring plans quickly ended up getting NSFW.As reported by The Star, the public Zoom call for the Wednesday hearing was interrupted within the first hour by multiple windows containing pornographic videos.It took about 15 seconds for the videos to be removed. Ontario Superior Court Justice Peter Osborne then ordered the Zoom link to be closed off to anyone who wasn’t one of the parties involved with the proceeding. It’s unclear who started the porn playback.Even without the porn videos, though, Hudson’s Bay has been in a really sticky situation. Earlier this month, the company began liquidating all but six of its stores after filing for creditor protection over being nearly $1 billion in debt.The company is proposing a restructuring plan that keeps the six remaining stores thanks to senior secured lenders Bank of America, Pathlight Capital and Restore Capital. However, Hudson's ...

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4 w. ago Cadillac Fairview opposes agreement giving Hudson’s Bay little time to save stores

TORONTO — Cadillac Fairview has come out against Hudson’s Bay’s push to get a court to approve an agreement giving the retailer less than two weeks to save six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. At the Ontario Superior Court, the mall owner, which is the landlord for 16 of the department stores, […]

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4 w. ago Hudson’s Bay seeks court agreement that offers little time to save six stores

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay asked an Ontario court Wednesday to approve a restructuring agreement that will give it a short timeline to save the six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. A new version of the agreement will force the retailer to start liquidating those stores on April 8, if it hasn’t found […]

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4 w. ago Hudson’s Bay wants court to OK agreement that offers little time to save six stores

Hudson’s Bay asked an Ontario court Wednesday to approve a restructuring agreement that will give it a short timeline to save the six stores it has so far spared from liquidation. A new version of the agreement will force the retailer to start liquidating those stores on April 8, if it hasn’t found a likely […]

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4 w. ago Hudson’s Bay wants court to O.K. agreement that gives little time to save six stores

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay is asking an Ontario court to approve a restructuring agreement that will give it a short timeline to save the six stores it recently spared from liquidation. Lawyers for the ailing department store want permission to move forward with an agreement it struck with lenders that will force it to start […]

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