Douglas Robert Putman (born 25 March 1984) is a billionaire Canadian businessman, predominately trading in the retail sector across North America and Europe. Through his firm, Putman Investments, he owns numerous retail chains involving music, entertainment, toys …

Mar 23, 2022 · Doug is the driving force of family-owned Putman Investments, based in Ancaster, Ontario. He is a 37 years-old university dropout who owns hundreds of stores employing more than 20,000 people with total sales measured in the billions.

Sep 1, 2021 · Doug Putman is a serial entrepreneur with a strong belief in the potential of brick and mortar retail as the industry comes through the challenging economic times of the pandemic. Recently, it was announced that Putman Investments, a Canadian-based, family-owned company, was buying the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us Canada brands with 81 ...

May 23, 2023 · Doug Putman’s team has turned around the fortunes of the music retailer - and brought it back to Oxford Street - through a focus on vinyl and in-store experiences. If music retailer HMV wasn’t quite dead and buried at the start of 2019, it was certainly planning a funeral.

May 3, 2023 · Serial entrepreneur Doug Putman plans to launch his latest retail venture by taking over most of the remnants of Bed Bath & Beyond, in a new chain called rooms + spaces.

May 9, 2023 · When Bed Bath and Beyond, the home goods retailer once valued at several billion dollars, declared bankruptcy in April, Hamilton-based entrepreneur Doug Putman saw an opportunity.

Feb 25, 2022 · From the cluttered office he shares with his mom and dad in a three-storey warehouse on the edge of Ancaster, Ont., Putman has quietly built an empire out of buying broken or...

Doug Putman is a local entrepreneur growing up in Dundas and now living in Ancaster. Doug walked through a history from grade 6 to Dundas District High School, Parkside High School and one year at Laurier University in business.

Oct 15, 2021 · Doug Putman is new owner of the iconic Toys”R”Us and Babies”R”Us Canada brands — his Putman Investments purchased the brands from Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. In this edition of The Friday Five, Putman discusses his personal vision for the stores and shares where he feels business schools fall short when cultivating entrepreneurs.