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Indigo Books & Music

www.chapters.indigo.ca

 
Indigo Books & Music Inc. (“Indigo”) (TSX:IDG) is Canada’s largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer, operating stores in all 10 provinces and one territory and offering a robust selection of books, toys, home décor, stationery and gifts online at www.indigo.ca. As at September 29, 2012, the Company operated 97 superstores under the banners Chapters, Indigo and the World’s Biggest Bookstore and 140 small format stores, under the banners Coles, Indigo, Indigospirit, SmithBooks, and The Book Company. Indigo is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and employs over 6,500 people across Canada.
  • Number of Employees: 1K-10K
  • Annual Revenue: $500M-1 Billion

Executives

Name Title Contact Details
Sumit Oberai
Chief Information Officer Profile

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