Heather Reisman

• Indigo nears privatization but experts warn turnaround won’t be ‘quick fix’

  As Indigo nears a plan to take the struggling retailer private, experts warn there's a long road ahead for the iconic Canadian bookseller.

  Consumer

  Apr 19
  
• Indigo CEO calls 2023 a ‘challenging’ year as revenues down in third quarter

  Heather Reisman described 2023 as a year marred by "disruptions", including a ransomware attack and a "challenging" economic environment.

  Canada

  Feb 9
  
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• Indigo receives offer to go private from Gerald Schwartz

  Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it has received a proposal to take the retailer private from a pair of companies owned by controlling shareholder Gerald Schwartz.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• The ‘Indigo 11’: Group of ‘hate-motivated’ vandals or unconnected activists?

  Eleven people face charges in relation to the 'hate-motivated' defacement of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto. But who is this group of Torontonians? And how are they connected?

  Crime

  Jan 9
• Indigo warns of waning consumer demand heading into critical holiday season

  Indigo's returning CEO says she's putting 'books at the forefront' of the retailer's revitalized sales strategy as it heads into a tough holiday quarter.

  Money

  Nov 8, 2023
• Indigo’s pick: Heather Reisman returns as CEO of stumbling retailer

  Indigo said on Monday that Heather Reisman will return as CEO after outgoing chief executive Peter Ruis announced his departure a couple weeks ago.

  Money

  Sep 18, 2023
• Indigo’s future at stake amid executive exits, economic fears: analysts

  Indigo is still recovering from a ransomware attack and has just lost a slew of top-ranking executives. Here's what experts say about the retailer's prospects ahead of the fall.

  Money

  Sep 14, 2023
• Indigo’s president and CEO have both left the retailer

  Peter Ruis, who took over from founder Heather Reisman as Indigo's CEO a year, ago, will stay on for the next two months while the company determines the next leader.

  Money

  Sep 7, 2023
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• Indigo, ex-Lululemon CEOs take aim at sugar, call for transparent food labelling

  Two Canadian business leaders want the country's food industry to use more transparent labels so Canadians know just how much sugar they're consuming.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016