Hudson's Bay is selling off Lord + Taylor to a fashion rental company

Lord and Taylor.
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Lord + Taylor is headed to a new rack.

Canadian retailer Hudson's Bay Company announced Wednesday it will sell off the legendary department store to Le Tote, Inc. The fashion rental company will pay $75 million cash in two years for Lord + Taylor, though Hudson's Bay isn't relinquishing all of its power over its store just yet.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.