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flag Mars Canada revived Toronto’s holiday windows with a whimsical Mars-themed display, inspired by HBC’s closure, featuring animatronic elves and a charity drive.

flag In December 2025, Mars Canada revived Toronto’s iconic holiday window tradition by transforming the vacant Hudson’s Bay storefront on Yonge Street into “Wonders of Mars,” a seven-window animated display running through January 2, 2026. flag Inspired by employee nostalgia and public sentiment after HBC’s closure, the project used animatronics, lighting, and creative storytelling to depict a whimsical day in the life of Mars elves. flag Veteran designer Ana Fernandes, who led HBC’s displays for two decades, returned to help create the spectacle, completed in under a month. flag The display, supported by landlord Cadillac Fairview, also includes a donation initiative for Food Banks Canada. flag Mars has not committed to continuing the tradition beyond 2025.

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