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Chapters, the big box bookstore banner is owned by Indigo. Chapters Inc. is a Canadian big box bookstore banner owned by Indigo Books and Music.Formerly a separate company competing with Indigo, the combined company has continued to operate both banners since their merger in 2001.
The Indigo/Chapters chain has been criticized over what some perceive as a virtual monopoly over retail-based book sales in Canada. In 2002, the company strongly opposed the entry of Amazon into the Canadian marketplace with accusations the U.S.-based company was skirting regulations about foreign ownership of Canadian booksellers.
Aqua Books — former independent bookstore in Winnipeg, Manitoba; The Book Room — in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore in Canada. Highway Book Shop — near Cobalt, Ontario; Hyman's Book and Art Shoppe — an independent Jewish bookstore in Toronto, Ontario
Polo North also used to feature Winnipeg’s only Bed Bath & Beyond, and an Atmosphere store. The Plaza at Polo Park —located at the Canad Inns Stadium grounds, adjacent to Scotiabank Theatre —is a mixed-use development that spans over 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m 2 ).
Outlet Collection Winnipeg is a fully-enclosed shopping centre development located on the intersection of Sterling Lyon Parkway and Kenaston Boulevard, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was developed by Ivanhoé Cambridge , a major Canadian real-estate company.
The Detox Market is inking a major partnership with Canadian lifestyle retailer Indigo. As part of the deal, Detox is curating 21 of its brands to be sold with Indigo, including Odacité ...
In 2001, Indigo Books and Music acquired its main rival, Chapters, to form the largest book retailer in Canada, obtaining a clear leadership position in the book retailing industry. Reisman co-founded Kobo Inc. in 2009 and two years later, sold Indigo’s majority stake in Kobo to the Japanese company Rakuten for $315 million. [4]
Renaud-Bray (French pronunciation: [ʁəno bʁe]) is the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America, and the second largest bookstore chain in Canada, after Chapters/Indigo. The chain was founded in 1965 by Pierre Renaud and Edmond Bray, with the opening of its first store on Côte-des-Neiges Road in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.