How luxury department stores are reborn as office space

Last week, Hudson's Bay Co. announced that it was selling Lord & Taylor's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York to co-working office rental firm WeWork. Lord & Taylor will rent a quarter of the building while WeWork takes over the rest for its headquarters and co-working space to lease...

Last week, Hudson’s Bay Co. announced that it was selling Lord & Taylor’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York to co-working office rental firm WeWork. Lord & Taylor will rent a quarter of the building while WeWork takes over the rest for its headquarters and co-working space to lease out, according to the New York Times.

Now it seems that the downtown Vancouver Hudson’s Bay store may go the same route.

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