Retention, culture critical to M&As: Surveys

Financial incentives used to entice executives to stick around

Back in 1990, HBC acquired about 50 Towers department stores in Canada, including 3,000 employees, with plans to convert them to Zellers outlets. While the merger made business sense, it had its downsides — such as the departure of nearly every single Towers store manager.

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