Union makes moves on Holt Renfrew
of new competition. While the unionization efforts are unusual for a tony retailer, they are nothing new for the wealthy Galen Weston family, which owns Holt’s among a number of international high-end...
View ArticleHolt Renfrew workers reject union
joining a union after a controversial vote that could have set a precedent for the chain, which is owned by the wealthy Galen Weston family. Now the United Food and Commercial Workers union is...
View ArticleWestons face more unionization pressure
prominent Galen Weston family, which owns or controls a range of retailers including grocery giant Loblaw Cos. Ltd., is running into mounting unionization pressures amid rising competition. Employees...
View ArticleParty photos of the week: Holt Renfrew celebrates 175th birthday
Magenta confetti filled the air at a Bloor Street block party on Thursday night, as over 5,000 fashion lovers feted Holt Renfrew’s 175th birthday. Galen Weston, Alexandra Weston, Julie Derbyshire and...
View ArticleHolt's makes its pitch for cost-conscious shoppers
of close to $800-million, now intends to bank on the burgeoning trends. Its hr2 will help the retailer, owned by the W. Galen Weston family, which also controls grocer Loblaw Cos. Ltd., reach its...
View ArticleParty photos of the week: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust
Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction. At a star-studded literary do, a prairie tale beats out four other books for the $60,000 award Suzanne Boyd at the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Top 10 richest Canadians
$20.1-billion Home: Toronto Companies: Thomson Reuters, Woodbridge Co. (media) Pictured: Thomson Reuters chairman David Thomson. (Mark Blinch /Reuters) No. 2: Galen Weston Net worth: $8.2-billion Home:...
View ArticleHow Selfridges gets the tills jingling at Christmas
was in charge of Associated British Foods (owner of Primark), and other family members ran Fortnum & Mason and Heal's. Galen Weston installed Paul Kelly, who had helped the family turn around Brown...
View ArticleDown 23% in two months, Apple shares under siege
at Performance Trust Capital Partners, told Reuters. “This is a management test, of how well they can perform without Steve Jobs,” he told the news agency. “They need another new product that hits it...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Loblaw to create one of Canada's largest REITs
interest in the REIT. "The creation of the REIT is expected to build long-term value both for Loblaw and the REIT," said Galen Weston, Loblaw's executive chairman, in a statement. He said the spin-off...
View ArticleBank of Canada issues harsh warning on condo market
on the growth outlook with activity expected to be weak into next year," senior economist Benjamin Reitzes said of ECB chief Mario Draghi. "Economic risks remain on the downside, which shouldn’t...
View ArticleLoblaw deal signals plenty more spinoffs ahead
Story “The creation of the REIT is expected to build long-term value both for Loblaw and the REIT,” said Loblaw chairman Galen Weston, in a release. But you can’t ignore the immediate effect: Loblaw...
View ArticleYoPro founders, Weston to meet after video goes viral
founders of an Ontario frozen yogurt company are meeting today with Galen Weston Jr., the head of Canada’s largest supermarket chain after an emotional video about their business dealings with the...
View ArticleYoPRO owners meet with Loblaw chief over yogurt dispute
The owners of an Ontario frozen yogurt company embroiled in a $20-million lawsuit with Loblaw Cos. Ltd., met with the head of the grocery giant Friday, just days after an impassioned video about their...
View ArticleParty photos of the week: Governor General‘s Performing Arts Awards reception
and Galen Weston during Hilary Weston’s reception in honour of the Governor General‘s Performing Arts Awards, held at the Weston's home. (Della Rollins for The Globe and Mail) William Birchall and...
View ArticleHoward Gold's No-Nonsense Investing: The end of an investing era
Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio? Just add items to create a portfolio now: Individual stock ownership appears to be on the decline, along with investing clubs. NEW YORK...
View ArticleScenes from the Montreal Daffodil Ball
year to coinicide with the movie release of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. (Graham Hughes for The Globe and Mail) Galen Weston and Gillian Ship pose for a photograph at the 20th annual...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Loblaw profit rises, REIT IPO planned for July
translating into same-store sales growth and positive trends in tonnage and market share," Executive Chairman Galen Weston said in a statement on Wednesday. The company said in December it planned to...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Loblaw profit rises, REIT IPO planned for July
May 1 (Reuters) - Loblaw Cos Ltd, Canada's largest food retailer, reported a 40 percent rise in first-quarter profit and said it plans to compete the initial public offering of its real estate...
View ArticleCaisse’s Michael Sabia on Barrick pay flap: We’d vote against $11.9-million...
These are stories Report on Business is following Wednesday, May 1, 2013 . Follow Michael Babad and the Globe’s top business stories on Twitter. Sabia on Barrick Michael Sabia says he’d oppose an...
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