MONTREAL, Canada, Apr. 10, 2025 — The heavy brass doors of the Montreal Hudson’s Bay location will keep ushering in customers following the Ontario Superior Court’s decision to save six of the 80 Hudson’s Bay stores.

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Canada’s oldest department store company filed for creditor protection on March 7.

On Friday, March 21, Judge Peter Osborne ruled that the company would liquidate all but six of its 80 Hudson’s Bay stores, as well as the three Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 13 Saks Off 5th locations. Liquidation sales will run until June 15 and all stores except the three in Quebec and three in Ontario will be emptied by June 30, allowing  9,364 people to stay employed. The customer loyalty program has been cancelled and gift cards can no longer be redeemed since April 6.

The company has cited the U.S.-Canada tariff war and a post-pandemic decrease in foot traffic in big city locations as causes for their decline. An affidavit filed in court by Chief financial officer Jennifer Bewley revealed the company had missed payments to landlords and vendors.

Founded in 1670, 200 years before Canada became a country, it’s part of the nation.