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Podcast [The Weekly]: Holt Renfrew Bloor Overhaul Revealed, Downtown Montreal Bay Flagship Redevelopment

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This week, Craig and Lee discuss the completion of the facade and two retail levels at Holt Renfrew’s Mink Mile flagship store in Toronto, as well as the redevelopment of the massive Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Montreal.

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