Canadian clothing maker Gildan Activewear said on Tuesday that its board has decided to put the company up for sale following a review by a special committee. The embattled Montreal-based company says it received a non-binding expression of interest from a potential purchaser that it did not name. It mandated investment banks RBC Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs Group … Read more
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Canada Post Inc. is selling off its third-party logistics business to a Montreal company, according to a media release Tuesday from the Crown corporation. The sale of SCI Group Inc. to Metro Supply Chain comes as the country’s national postal service “focuses on transforming to serve the changing needs of Canadians and Canadian businesses,” says … Read more
Brad Clements, 82, has been growing Christmas trees near Milton, Ont., since the 1980s but is getting ready to pack it in. “We’re looking at closing it up in the next year or so, if not sooner,” said Clements, owner of Clembrook Christmas Farm. Clements and his wife aren’t passing the business on to a … Read more
At a $3-billion toy company in downtown Toronto, kindergarteners file in with parents and siblings, clad in snowsuits and ready to offer their expertise. They pass a toy museum decked out with Paw Patrol toys, Tech Decks, Bakugan and more, and eventually arrive at a small room with a large two-way mirror. Soon, they’ll be … Read more
