Among other exclusive offers, members can take advantage of invitations to special events, early access to sales and inspirational book and product recommendations. The Company continues to support eReading via the Kobo service on a variety of devices available to Canadians.
Indigo customers can find eBooks on indigo. Indigo is a one-stop destination for gifts to touch the heart, mind and soul. The Company continues to develop and expand its proprietary gift and lifestyle merchandise as part of its focus to provide customers with increasingly meaningful and life enriching merchandise, the help them live life with intention, while improving operating margins. The Company currently offers the IndigoKids experience in all 89 large format locations.
A further expanded assortment of books, toys, birthday gift ideas and loot bag essentials is also available online at indigo. Today, Indigo operates six American Girl specialty boutiques across Canada and is now selling its entire assortment of American Girl products online at indigo. At Indigo, providing the best brands, products and books for your little ones has always been a part of the story. In May , the Company launched their very own IndigoBaby registry which provides new and expectant parents, family and friends with the opportunity to create and or shop from a registry for all their baby essentials.
Many industry pundits considered ownership in the book retail industry to be exceptionally concentrated before Reisman's bid was announced. The union of the largest and second-largest retailers, if successful, promised to create a new breed of market giant.
Chapters' board of directors was unequivocally against the deal, referring to Trilogy's attempt to secure The final say on the matter was in the hands of Chapters shareholders, however.
By February , Trilogy owned more than 8. Reisman completed the year by adding another of Stevenson's companies to Indigo's fold. In October , minority shareholders in Chapters Online Inc. A scant four years after beginning to build her own retail empire, Reisman had another, much larger empire.
The combination of the two held an exceptionally tight grip on the business of selling books in Canada. In the wake of merger, Indigo held sway over the book retail industry in Canada. In the company's fiscal year ended in March , revenues climbed 7.
The company, according to Reisman, who now presided over a publicly traded company, was 12 months into a two-year turnaround program, as it sought to integrate the operations of two large retail enterprises.
When the financial figures for were announced, there were signs that the process of integration was progressing well. In the years ahead, Reisman's talents as the chief executive officer of the largest book retailer in Canada would dictate the fortunes of Indigo. Given the company's stalwart position in the industry, the Indigo name promised to be a fixture in the country's retail industry, provided Reisman and her executive team succeeded in effectively managing the operation of an industry behemoth.
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Following eight consecutive quarters of growth, Indigo is named Top Canadian Retailer in the Randstad Awards for most attractive retail employer, the most attractive employer for women, the most attractive employer for people aged , and the employer with the most attractive work environment nationwide.
Indigo remains the exclusive retailer of American Girl in Canada. As a result of programs like the Indigo Literacy Fund Grant and Indigo Adopt a School, more than , children from coast-to-coast are able to enjoy new books and educational resources in their school libraries. For the second year in a row, Indigo is named top Canadian retail employer brand by Randstad Canada.
Indigo also ranks first in offering a pleasant working atmosphere for employees. Indigo strengthens its social media presence, securing more than , followers in Facebook; , followers on Twitter; and , followers on Instagram.
Dedicated to telling stories and creating experiences, Indigo continues to enrich the lives of its customers with books, eBooks, specialty toys, gifts and lifestyle enhancing products that offer quality, beauty and timeless design at its stores nationally and online at indigo. The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation launches Read Between the Lines , a minute documentary that shines light on the chronic underfunding of high-needs elementary schools in Canada.
To view the documentary, visit loveofreading. Indigo opens its first U. In , the Company opened five net new stores including Indigo Robson in Vancouver, and the renovation and rebranding of nine stores across Canada. Indigo launches the new IndigoBaby Registry. To take the guesswork out of what expectant parents need for their new arrival, the IndigoBaby Registry offers a curated selection of the top baby must-haves and the best baby brands.
Indigo launches plum PLUS. As an annual fee-based program, plum PLUS offers free shipping, member discounts, and exclusive offers as incremental benefits to the redeemable points offered on almost all products purchased.
Following the successful launch of the IndigoBaby Gift Registry earlier in the year, Indigo launched this new concept as the ultimate destination for expectant parents and gift givers of newborns. Indigo launched www. Expanded the Calgary distribution center to better serve online customers in Western Canada and launched a new product information management system to provide the foundation for an enhanced digital experience.
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