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Podcast [The Weekly]: Topshop to Close All Stores in Canada

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Season 3, Episode 11: Topshop to Close All Stores in Canada

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This week, Craig and Lee discuss Hudson’s Bay’s plans to close all of its Topshop stores. The closure of Topshop and Topman shop-in-stores will require HBC to strategize a substantial amount of space in many of its stores.

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