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London Drugs reopens half its stores after cyberattack
People wait outside of the London Drugs Dunbar location on Monday, April. 29, 2024. London Drugs says its phone lines are operational again after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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‘Won’t be a quick fix’: Experts say Indigo needs turnaround as privatization nears
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo agrees to go private after sale to holding company
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books and Music Inc. says it has agreed to be taken private. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Lynx Air to cease operations, passengers told to seek refunds from credit card providers
Lynx Air CEO Merren McArthur with one of the airlines Boeing 737 Max jets in Calgary, Alberta April 11, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Indigo reports 70 per cent drop in quarterly profit as it borrows more money from controlling shareholder
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Offer for Indigo ‘wholly inadequate’, says analyst
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Shares of Indigo Books & Music Inc. were up more than 50 per cent in early trading after it received a proposal to take the retailer private from a pair of companies owned by controlling shareholder Gerald Schwartz.
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Proposal to take Indigo private would lower scrutiny, boost flexibility, experts say
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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A flare stack lights the sky from the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton Alta, on Friday December 28, 2018.
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Indigo’s controlling shareholder plans to take the company private
Indigo Books & Music Inc. has laid off an unspecified number of staff as part of the retailer's ongoing efforts to streamline its operations. An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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When extremist activists drive the left to oblivion, what will remain?
Stephen Marche
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Academic freedom doesn’t cover anonymous actions
Martin Lockshin
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Indigo lays off staff as part of strategic plan, does not specify number of cuts
Indigo Books & Music Inc. has laid off an unspecified number of staff as part of the retailer's ongoing efforts to streamline its operations. An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Unionized Indigo and Chapters workers facing uphill battles, union says
A few years after several Indigo and Chapters stores unionized, one store faces closure as its union says the retailer has made things increasingly difficult for workers. An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo reports $22.4-million second-quarter loss as consumers pull back on spending
People are seen touring a new location of Indigo Books and Music, in the Well, downtown Toronto, on Thursday Oct. 26, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Heather Reisman is back to run Indigo for a ‘very, very long time’
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo is essential to CanLit, for better or for worse
Marsha Lederman
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Heather Reisman returns as Indigo CEO in the latest executive shakeup
CEO and founder of Indigo Books and Music, Heather Reisman, poses for a photograph outside their locations at Sherway Gardens, in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Turmoil in Indigo’s C-suite leaves Canadian publishers reading between the lines
An Indigo bookstore, located in the CF Toronto Eaton Centre is photographed on Sept 7, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo CEO exits in latest shakeup in retailer’s upper ranks
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo hopes new store concept will win back customers after cyberattack, inflation
Peter Ruis, CEO of Indigo, poses for a portrait in Toronto, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Consumer shifts, cyberattack lead to lower sales for Indigo as it reports a $28.5-million loss in first quarter
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Our cyberspace invaders: Why nobody can seem to solve Canada’s massive hacking problem
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Indigo reports nearly $50-million loss as it appoints new board leadership
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says its once again able to accept debit, credit and gift cards in stores.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Airbus nears 500-jet order from India’s IndiGo, sources say
FILE PHOTO: An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is pictured parked at a gate at Mumbai's Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport February 3, 2013. Picture taken February 3, 2013. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/File Photo
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Indigo Books’ union says company not protecting workers after data breach
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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My data got leaked in Indigo’s ransomware attack, years after I left. We need better cybersecurity rules
Markus Grupp
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Indigo won’t pay ransom after cyberattack from LockBit, malware organization with ties to Russia
An Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo employees’ personal information breached as part of ransomware attack on retailer
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says its once again able to accept debit, credit and gift cards in stores.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo creates temporary website for browsing after cybersecurity incident
A sign showing where Indigo plans to open a new store this fall is seen at the Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, N.J., on July 22, 2018. Indigo Books & Music Inc. reported a net loss of $20.5 million for its most recent quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Wong
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Indigo outage nears one-week mark, becomes latest Canadian company to face cyberattack
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo cybersecurity incident highlights mounting prevalence, sophistication of hackers, experts say
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says its once again able to accept debit, credit and gift cards in stores.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo offers details on cyberattack as profit slips in latest quarter
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. is continuing to investigate what it calls a "cybersecurity incident" that has affected its website and electronic payments in stores. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo Books & Music investigating ongoing cybersecurity incident as its website remains offline
Indigo Books in the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, N.J., Feb. 25, 2019. Indigo is expanding to the United States with its new model for how a big bookstore chain can thrive in the era of online retail. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
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Indigo’s new CEO plans to sell $450 pizza ovens and collagen face mists at the bookstore
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Indigo founder Heather Reisman becomes executive chair, Peter Ruis named new CEO