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Airbus nears 500-jet order from India’s IndiGo, sources say
FILE PHOTO: An IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft is pictured parked at a gate at Mumbai's Chhatrapathi Shivaji International Airport February 3, 2013. Picture taken February 3, 2013. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/File Photo
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Indigo Books’ union says company not protecting workers after data leaked to dark web
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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My data got leaked in Indigo’s ransomware attack, years after I left. We need better cybersecurity rules
Markus Grupp
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Indigo won’t pay ransom after cyberattack from LockBit, malware organization with ties to Russia
An Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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How Canada’s biggest bookshop got hacked
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Indigo employees’ personal information breached as part of ransomware attack on retailer
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says its once again able to accept debit, credit and gift cards in stores.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo creates temporary website for browsing after cybersecurity incident
A sign showing where Indigo plans to open a new store this fall is seen at the Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, N.J., on July 22, 2018. Indigo Books & Music Inc. reported a net loss of $20.5 million for its most recent quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Wong
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Indigo outage nears one-week mark, becomes latest Canadian company to face cyberattack
People browse books at an Indigo store in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo cybersecurity incident highlights mounting prevalence, sophistication of hackers, experts say
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says its once again able to accept debit, credit and gift cards in stores.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo offers details on cyberattack as profit slips in latest quarter
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. is continuing to investigate what it calls a "cybersecurity incident" that has affected its website and electronic payments in stores. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Indigo Books & Music investigating ongoing cybersecurity incident as its website remains offline
Indigo Books in the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, N.J., Feb. 25, 2019. Indigo is expanding to the United States with its new model for how a big bookstore chain can thrive in the era of online retail. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
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Indigo’s new CEO plans to sell $450 pizza ovens and collagen face mists at the bookstore
CEO of Indigo Peter Ruis poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Friday, September 23, 2022. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo founder Heather Reisman becomes executive chair, Peter Ruis named new CEO
CEO and founder of Indigo Books and Music, Heather Reisman, poses for a photograph outside their locations at Sherway Gardens, in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo launches its first beauty and wellness shop in Vancouver
Indigo's first beauty and wellness shop in Vancouver.
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Indigo trims Q4 loss and squeaks out a $3.3-million profit for the full year
An Indigo bookstore sign is illuminated on a storefront on March 30, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Is the mainstreaming of sexual wellness liberating, or yet another thing for us to optimize?
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Indigo still ‘an in-store kind of retailer’ but reviews its brick-and-mortar footprint
An Indigo bookstore is seen Wednesday, November 4, 2020 in Laval, Que. Indigo Books & Music Inc. trimmed its losses and increased revenues in its second quarter, buoyed by a renewed interest in reading and growing sales tied to at-home learning and kids entertainment.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Canadian bookstores are essential, now more than ever
Heather Reisman and Kristin Cochrane
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Indigo narrows loss as online sales more than doubled in second quarter
Indigo Books in the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, N.J., Feb. 25, 2019. Indigo is expanding to the United States with its new model for how a big bookstore chain can thrive in the era of online retail. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
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12 weeks of Christmas – retailers speed up holiday plans in a daunting year
12 weeks of Christmas – retailers speed up holiday plans in a daunting year
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Indigo’s Heather Reisman on balancing e-commerce development with bricks-and-mortar
CEO and founder of Indigo Books and Music, Heather Reisman, poses for a photograph outside their Sherway Gardens location, in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2020.
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Indigo reports declining revenue, wider first quarter losses
Chapters Indigo opened for in-store shopping in some areas on May 19th. A customer enters a store at Sherway Gardens in Toronto. May 19, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo CEO expects retailer to feel impact of coronavirus for another year
An Indigo bookstore is seen in downtown Montreal, Quebec, May 19, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
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The fate of Canada’s authors and publishers is bound to the fate of our booksellers
Marc Côté
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Indigo reports drop in full-year revenue owing to impairment losses, tax charge
Indigo Books in the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, N.J., Feb. 25, 2019. Indigo is expanding to the United States with its new model for how a big bookstore chain can thrive in the era of online retail. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
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Indigo CEO on retail’s future after the coronavirus: ‘We will never recover what we lost’
Chapters Indigo opened for in-store shopping in some areas on May 19th. A customer enters a store at Sherway Gardens in Toronto. May 19, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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Indigo rehires 545 workers following layoffs of 5,200 staff amid COVID-19
A sign showing where Indigo plans to open a new store this fall is seen at the Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, N.J., on July 22, 2018. Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it is rehiring 545 of its workers because of the federal government's emergency wage subsidy.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Craig Wong
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Canada’s independent booksellers try to weather the coronavirus storm
Joanne Saul, co-owner of Type Books, who has been busy delivering books since closing their brick and mortar locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is photographed on Mar 26 2020. Customers can still order online and pick up at the store where books are left in a basket outside when customers arrive.