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Chapters, the big box bookstore banner is owned by Indigo. Chapters Inc. is a Canadian big box bookstore banner owned by Indigo Books and Music.Formerly a separate company competing with Indigo, the combined company has continued to operate both banners since their merger in 2001.
The Indigo/Chapters chain has been criticized over what some perceive as a virtual monopoly over retail-based book sales in Canada. In 2002, the company strongly opposed the entry of Amazon into the Canadian marketplace with accusations the U.S.-based company was skirting regulations about foreign ownership of Canadian booksellers.
In 2001, Indigo Books and Music acquired its main rival, Chapters, to form the largest book retailer in Canada, obtaining a clear leadership position in the book retailing industry. Reisman co-founded Kobo Inc. in 2009 and two years later, sold Indigo’s majority stake in Kobo to the Japanese company Rakuten for $315 million. [4]
Indigo Spirit; Coles; Chapters; Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium in Vancouver, ... At the time of its closing in 2008, it was the oldest bookstore in Canada.
Renaud-Bray (French pronunciation: [ʁəno bʁe]) is the largest chain of French-language bookstores in North America, and the second largest bookstore chain in Canada, after Chapters/Indigo. The chain was founded in 1965 by Pierre Renaud and Edmond Bray, with the opening of its first store on Côte-des-Neiges Road in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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AMC Theatres Canada – some locations acquired by Cineplex Entertainment, others closed; Bricklin Automobile; Bytown and Prescott Railway – acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway; Canada Wire and Cable – manufacturer, acquired by Alcatel [1] Carling O'Keefe – brewery, acquired by Molson; Chapters – acquired by Indigo Books and Music
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