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Podcast [The Weekly]: Aritzia Getting into Menswear and ‘WANT Les Essentiels’ Acquired

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The Weekly Season 3 Episode 14

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This week, Craig and Lee talk about Artizia buying a stake in Reigning Champ as well as Montreal’s Robert brothers acquiring WANT Les Essentiels.

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