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Judge Blocks Department Store From Moving Into Former HBC Space at Yorkdale Mall
Judge Jessica Kimmel ruled the lease transfer lacked commercial soundness, blocking Les Ailes de la Mode from Yorkdale Mall's former Hudson's Bay space, preserving its luxury status.
- On Monday, Judge Jessica Kimmel blocked the proposed lease transfer to Les Ailes de la Mode at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, The Canadian Press reported Feb. 9, 2026.
- On Monday, a judge blocked the lease transfer to Les Ailes de la Mode, proposed by FTI Consulting Canada Inc., court-appointed receiver, and RioCan, citing Oxford's opposition and financial concerns.
- The Benitah family, business owners and retail operators, recently bought the Zellers trademarks, and suppliers like Reebok committed to stock Les Ailes de la Mode, owned by Isaac Benitah via Fairweather Ltd.
- The receivers' plan to sell the lease to lessen losses from HBC's creditor-protection filing is halted, leaving RioCan exposed on a $75-million mortgage and the Yorkdale future unsettled.
- Oxford warned the deal would compromise decades of investment and create cascading negative effects for Yorkdale's tenants, highlighting broader branding tensions, as the plan was first put forward last year by FTI.
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Judge blocks department store from moving into former HBC space at Yorkdale mall
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