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The company's first big-box bookstore initially called "Indigo Books, Music & More", was opened in Burlington, Ontario on September 4, 1997. The company was founded in 1996 by Heather Reisman, who is married to Gerry Schwartz, majority owner and CEO of Onex Corporation. In late 2017, announcements were made to expand to the United States, starting with a location in The Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, New Jersey.
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Īfter a series of mergers and acquisitions in the Canadian bookstore industry, Indigo stands as Canada's last remaining national bookstore chain. Indigo is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and employed more than 7,000 people throughout Canada. As of July 1, 2017, the company operated 86 superstores under the banners Chapters and Indigo and 123 small format stores, under the banners Coles, Indigospirit, and The Book Company. As of 2022, Indigo has started selling music (vinyl, CDs), and select audio equipment (headphones, turntables).Īt the end of its fiscal year in March 2018, the company reported a record annual revenue surpassing CAD $1 billion.
Most Chapters and Indigo stores include a Starbucks café inside. It is Canada's largest book, gift, and specialty toy retailer, operating stores in all ten provinces and one territory, and through a website offering a selection of books, toys, home décor, stationery, and gifts. Indigo Books & Music Inc., known as "Indigo" and stylized "!ndigo", is Canada's only major English-language bookstore chain. Additionally, Indigo’s month- long annual Adopt a School program allows each store to collect donations during that period and apply them to a local school.Indigo Kids, Indigo Eaton Centre in December 2010 Indigo flagship store at Manulife Centre, Toronto Indigospirit, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto IndigoTech at the Eaton Centre Indigo Store in April 2014 Since inception, $28 million has been collected and distributed to over 3000 school libraries across Canada. 100% of the monies collected are distributed to the schools while operating costs for the Foundation are absorbed by Indigo. It commits $1.5 million annually to schools across Canada through money raised by customers, staff, suppliers and proceeds from Love of Reading fundraising efforts. In 2004, it created the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to provide high-needs elementary schools with new books and learning materials to encourage literacy. Indigo believes in giving back to the community and its stakeholders.
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There is also professional in-store training as well as at-home online training. It also provides a health and wellness plan, employee discounts, flexible hours, a company matched RRSP program, three weeks paid vacation and recognition programs such as yearly employee scholarships.
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Indigo provides its employees with a base salary plus a bonus usually available for most employees. Current positions for hire include customer service representatives and managers. Indigo employs over 6500 people across Canada in various positions. It sets the standards and expectations for all employees, including management and the Board of Directors, and is considered binding and adhered to by everyone who works at Indigo.
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Indigo possesses an Indigo Code of Conduct that sets the tone of how business is to be conducted. It operates eighty-nine superstores under the banners Chapters and Indigo and one hundred twenty-two small format stores under the banners Coles, SmithB ooks, Indigospirit and The Book Company. It operates in ten provinces, one territory and has an online presence through its website indigo.ca. Indigo, officially known as Indigo Books and Music Inc., is Canada’s largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer with assets of more than $600 million.
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