Zellers would reverse the takeover a few months later and make FIELDS and Marshall Wells into its subsidiaries, all of which were partly acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in 1978, and fully owned by 1981.
Zellers would regain control of the acquisition process a few months after the initial takeover and subsequently acquire FIELDS and Marshall Wells as part of its own subsidiaries. At that time, HBC had already acquired most of these subsidiaries in 1978, with full ownership achieved by 1981.