Heather Reisman
Heather Reisman is the chief executive of Indigo, Canada’s largest book retailer. She is a prominent figure in the Canadian retail landscape and has expressed significant concerns about the proposed countertariffs on U.S.-printed books, emphasizing the unique nature of books as consumer goods and the potential consequences for independent bookstores and the broader publishing industry.
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Heather Reisman is the leader of Indigo, Canada’s largest bookstore chain.
The Giller Prize was a rare CanLit success story. Now it might become a casualty of a foreign war
Canada· 2025-07-18
Heather Reisman is the founder and chief executive of Indigo and has been a target of protests over a foundation she started.
Charges dropped for three more people accused in Indigo bookstore defacement, lawyer saysCanada· 2025-03-27
Indigo chief executive Heather Reisman, alongside Laura Carter, warned that the nature of books is different than many other consumer goods.
Countertariffs on U.S. books could complicate Buy Canadian movement and threaten local bookstores, retailers sayCanada· 2025-03-24
