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Never been huge on Hudson's Bay, but honestly this can be owed to improper regulation of online shopping. The fact that the government hasn't done more to protect Canadian businesses from online competitors, namely Amazon, is absurd, especially with the ridiculously wasteful practices Amazon has made an industry standard.
It's already a pain for malls and shopping outlets to find replacements for old Sears and Target/Zellers locations. This being added to the mix is going to deal a huge blow to malls where Hudson's Bay is seen as an anchor, and an equally large blow is going to be dealt to the social shopping experience.
Being from Edmonton, Kingsway Mall already comes to mind. When Sears closed, the space eventually became occupied by a Walmart, and it's worrisome to think of another heavily American retailer swooping in on where Hudson's Bay is currently, or it being the case that they demolish the entire section of the mall similar to what they did at Mill Woods Town Centre with the old Target/Zellers space.
Mall traffic has been declining for decades. It's not like I haven't gone into one every few years to look around.. The last time I purchased something there was dress cloths for work, and maybe some dress shoes.
NOTHING about those stores has kept up with the times or trends, they just kind of kept falling more and more into disrepair as time went on..
It isn't even US competitors, a lot of what they sell I would go elsewhere to Canadian options for anyway.
I am more likely to purchase furniture and appliances from The Brick or Trail Appliances.
The Bay or HBC was decades over due for a complete overhaul of its assortment and its retails space.
Every time I went into the Bay in Dorval it would be depressing. To think that this store has not been changed since my father was a child. Management never spent money to renovate and the maintenance on their infrastructure has always been shit.
They're like the Canadian Tire of clothing. The regular price seemed not to matter because there was always a 20-60% off code or promotion. The quality of clothing has also dropped hard. Besides Levi's jeans, and I guess Docker.. the rest of it is fast fashion, drop ship-esque companies.