Susan Krashinsky Robertson

Canada’s billionaire Weston family is funding the launch of a national digital-media startup, according to sources familiar with the venture. The online publication, being developed under the working title Be Giant, is preparing to launch this spring. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Vancouver e-commerce company Article plans store expansion, during a tough time for furniture retailers theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Since the Trump administration eliminated the "de minimis" exemption last year, small Canadian businesses have been scrambling to understand complex trade rules they never had to worry about before. For some, the uncertainty is too much. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

Online pharmacy services have boomed, and advertisements for quick access to in-demand drugs are all over social media. But many of these promotions are violating Canadian regulations on prescription-drug advertising, a Globe and Mail analysis has found. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

From a small Toronto liquidator left holding a bill for $200,000, to major toy brands like Mattel, Lego, Spin Master and Hasbro that are owed millions -- the financial collapse of Toys "R" Us Canada has reverberations across the industry. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

Signs of financial distress are mounting at Toys “R” Us Canada, with multiple locations closing in recent weeks and landlords saying they are owed unpaid rent. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

Two of Canada’s most prominent families, the Thomsons and the Westons, are set to prevail in their $18-million bid to buy the 1670 Hudson’s Bay charter, and will donate it to four cultural institutions to keep it in Canada and accessible to the public. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Brewing giant Molson Coors Canada has uncovered an alleged embezzlement scheme that led to losses totalling at least $9-million. The details were revealed in a lawsuit naming former Molson employees, the president of Firkin Hospitality Group, and others. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Hudson's Bay auctioned off the highlights of its art collection yesterday. Here's what it was like inside the sale room: theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

I spent months following Ruby Liu's contentious bid for 25 former Hudson's Bay stores. This is the story of how the deal fell apart. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

Since its founding in 2013, Knix has built its brand by focusing squarely on women. Now, the retailer is branching out with men’s products for the first time. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

The Ontario government will introduce a bill to ban closed preferred pharmacy networks, a kind of exclusivity deal between insurers and pharmacies that restricts where patients can buy medication. theglobeandmail.com/business/econo…

After its $30M deal to acquire the Hudson's Bay intellectual property, Canadian Tire is launching a collection decorated with the HBC stripes for the holidays. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #retail

A Popeyes franchisee whose restaurants were shut down last month over unpaid wages is also a defendant in a lawsuit against the fast-food chain and its restaurant owners, which alleges some franchisees bought "unsafe" meat from an unauthorized supplier. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Canadian Tire will soon begin selling the distinctive Hudson’s Bay point blanket. It will direct all proceeds – a minimum of $1M/yr – to Indigenous-led initiatives, ensuring a program HBC launched with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund will continue. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Manulife is steering patients who take the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro to Shoppers Drug Mart to fill prescriptions, just a year after cancelling a similar “preferred provider” arrangement that triggered public backlash. theglobeandmail.com/business/econo…

While offering $12.5M for the 1670 royal charter that launched the Hudson’s Bay Co. – a one-of-a-kind document in Canada’s history – the billionaire Weston family urged those overseeing the sale not to allow the artifact to go up for bidding at auction. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Clandestine surveillance, allegations of unsafe chicken and a broken business relationship: the story behind a Canadian lawsuit against Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

The new court documents are also seeking a “super monitor” to take over the failed retailer, arguing Hudson's Bay has mismanaged the wind-down of the business to the detriment of lenders. HBC countered that it has been "responsible and diligent" in managing the process.

Some Hudson’s Bay senior lenders are asking the court to terminate a deal to sell store leases to mall owner Ruby Liu - arguing landlord opposition means the deal is unlikely to succeed and is wasting cash that should be used to repay the company’s debts. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…