Small businesses that are situated inside Hudson's Bay locations are closely monitoring a possible liquidation of Canada's older retailer. One of them is Hair Republic Group, which currently resides inside The Bay's Rideau Centre location. As it stands, they are owed thousands of dollars. And if the retailer closes shop, their problems could get even worse. CEO John Nguyen explains how Monday's headline left him completely blindsided.

<p>Small businesses that are situated inside Hudson's Bay locations are closely monitoring a possible liquidation of Canada's older retailer. One of them is Hair Republic Group, which currently resides inside The Bay's Rideau Centre location. As it stands, they are owed thousands of dollars. And if the retailer closes shop, their problems could get even worse. CEO John Nguyen explains how Monday's headline left him completely blindsided.</p>