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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.
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.
Indigo purchased Chapters, and in turn Coles, in 2001. [13] A number of Coles locations continue to operate in Canada as of 2013, primarily in suburban shopping malls, though many have been closed in recent years, especially if located in close proximity to an Indigo or Chapters location, with others converted into IndigoSpirit stores.
The Rideau Centre (French: Centre Rideau) (corporately styled as CF Rideau Centre) is a three-level shopping centre on Rideau Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders on Rideau Street, the ByWard Market, the Rideau Canal, the Mackenzie King Bridge, and Nicholas Street in Downtown Ottawa. Over 20 million people visit the mall annually. [1]
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]
As part of the deal, Detox is curating 21 of its brands to be sold with Indigo, including Odacité, Innersense, Alima Pure, RMS Beauty, Osea, Rahua, Detox Mode, Fitglow, Josh Rosebrook, Indie Lee ...
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre opened in 1954 as "the first one-stop shopping destination to serve all of the City of Ottawa" according to its owners. [2] At 65,750 sq ft (6,108 m 2) it was Ottawa's first strip mall. [3] The mall originally consisted of just six stores, of which only Reitmans remains to this day. [2]
The name refers to the old "By Ward" of the City of Ottawa ('By' deriving from the surname of the engineer, John By, who was the area's original surveyor). The district comprises the main commercial part of the historic Lower Town area of Ottawa. According to the Canada 2011 Census, the population of the area was 3,063. [2]