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Gildan Activewear Inc. plans to further boost, and diversify, its revenue with the recent acquisition of the American Apparel brand.
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A: CCL Industries Inc., $264.39, symbol CCL.B on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 35.1 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; www.cclind.com), makes packaging products for the food, health care, automotive and personal-care industries....
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A: Hudson’s Bay Co., $10.48, symbol HBC on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 182.2 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.hbc.com), operates retail stores under six main banners:


The Hudson’s Bay chain in Canada consists of 90 department stores, one outlet store and an e-commerce site.


HBC Europe operates 116 department stores in Germany and Belgium under Galeria banner....
We have lots of attractive long-term buys among the stocks we cover, and we’re positive on the long-term outlook for stocks. We feel just as strongly about the need to diversify.


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FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $65.03 (Toronto symbol FSV; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-960-9500; www.firstservice.com; Shares outstanding: 34.7 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Dividend yield: 0.9%) set up its commercial real estate business, Colliers International Group, as a separate company on June 1, 2015.


Since the spinoff, FirstService has carried on with its residential property management and its commercial and residential property improvement services.


In the third quarter, ended September 30, 2016, the company’s revenue rose 17.0%, to $409.1 million from $349.5 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S....
RUSSEL METALS $25.75 (Toronto symbol RUS; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-819-7777; www.russelmetals.com; Shares outstanding: 61.7 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 5.9%) is one of North America’s largest metal distributors. It serves over 28,000 clients at 51 locations in Canada and 12 in the U.S.


The company has now bought the assets of Jackson Pipe & Steel, a distributor based out of Texarkana, Texas....
A: Premium Brands Holdings Corp., $65.90, symbol PBH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 29.9 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; www.premiumbrandsholdings.com), took its current form on July 22, 2009, when it converted to a corporation from an income trust....
A: Gildan Activewear Inc., $32.45, symbol GIL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 231.8 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; www.gildan.com), manufactures and distributes basic family apparel, including T-shirts, fleece pullovers, sports shirts, underwear and socks....