Indigo Books And Music
Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG) (stylized as !ndigo) is a Canadian retail bookstore chain. The company was founded in 1996 by CEO Heather Reisman, wife of Gerry Schwartz, majority owner and CEO of Onex Corporation.
The company's first big box bookstore, initially called "Indigo Books, Music & More", was opened in Burlington, Ontario on September 4, 1997. With the aid of Onex, Indigo later engaged in a hostile takeover of Chapters, their largest competitor, and succeeded in acquiring the company in 2001, but continues to operate many stores under the Chapters banner. Indigo also gained the ownership of the Coles chain of small-format bookstores, which was also owned by Chapters.
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