Where next for Hudson Bay Company?

Bonnie Brooks, President and CEO of Canada's iconic department store The Bay, will be applying her turnaround success to storied Northeast US upscale department store Lord & Taylor.

The question in Canada is: how relevant is the department store model outside of a few downtown flagships?  The question in the US is: how to differentiate amidst numerous competitors and an ailing economy?

Here are some observations on Ms. Brooks in a recent Canadian Business magazine article: www.canadianbusiness.com/article/71119--the-bay-s-bonnie-brooks-leads-lord-taylor