Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn’t quite the law

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Description: Shoppers at a Hudson’s Bay store in Burlington, Ont., might be surprised to see the typical black typeface of their familiar department store give way to bright red signage — equally familiar to most Canadians who shopped for anything from housewares to hardware from the 1970s onward.

Source: CBC.ca

Date: Oct 12, 2021

Link: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/zellers-pop-up-1.6204488

Questions for discussion:

  • Do you think this idea will “work”?
  • What message is it sending to customers, do you think?
  • What would you advise the firm do with the Zellers brand?
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