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Union calls on MEC to drop plan to close Brampton, Ont., distribution facility
An upper display window depicts a mannequin climbing a wall. The MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Sept 21 2020. The outdoor recreation retailer has obtained court protection from creditors and agreed to be sold to private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management LP. Some members are taking part in a plan to stop the sale.
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MEC’s new owners to lay off fewer employees than originally planned
Customers line up outside the MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in downtown Toronto on Sept 21 2020. The outdoor recreation retailer has obtained court protection from creditors and agreed to be sold to private investment firm Kingswood Capital Management LP. Some members are taking part in a plan to stop the sale.
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Court approves sale of MEC to U.S. equity firm, ending member-led opposition
The outside of an MEC store is seen in North Vancouver in December, 2017.
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MEC board considered turning to members for funding before deal with Kingswood
The MEC store in downtown Toronto on Sept. 21, 2020.
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Group of co-op members raises funds to fight MEC’s sale
People walk past the flagship MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) store in Vancouver, on Monday, September 14, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
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The sale of MEC to a foreign investment firm feels like a betrayal
Charlotte Gill
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Lululemon, MEC and Arc’teryx join international brands in Facebook ad boycott
FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, the social media application, Facebook is displayed on Apple's App Store in Chicago. On Wednesday, July 17, 2020, Several civil-rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July 2020 because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)