Canada Sunrise Records and HMV Canada In October 2014, Putman acquired Sunrise Records and began opening new locations. In February 2017, it was announced that Putman had acquired the lease agreements from
HMV Canada after it fell into
receivership, converting these premises into Sunrise Records stores, massively increasing the number of Sunrise Records locations from 10 to 70.
Toys "R" Us Canada In August 2021, Putman announced he would buy
Toys "R" Us Canada and Babies "R" Us Canada from
Fairfax Financial. Starting in 2025, unprofitable Toys "R" Us Canada locations were closed, reducing the chain from approximately 103 stores to 22 stores as of January 2026 and has gone into creditor protection as of February 3rd, 2026.
Northern Reflections, Cleo, and Ricki's In January 2025 it was announced that Putman had purchased women’s retailer Northern Reflections, which operates over 100 stores across Canada. Several months later Putman also purchased retailers Cleo and Ricki's out of administration adding over 100 more stores to his apparel empire.
Everest Toys (formerly) In August 2025, Everest Toys was placed into receivership by TD Bank due to significant financial issues, including a $25 million debt and the resignation of its board, closing the company. It had previously supplied Toys "R" Us Canada.
Rooms + Spaces (formerly) In May 2023, Putman acquired 21 Canadian retail locations from
Bed Bath & Beyond and turned them into
Rooms + Spaces. In total, 24 Rooms + Space locations were opened. Most stores were closed after being open for only a few months, as the leases were defaulted. By February 2024, only two Rooms + Spaces locations remained open (at
West Edmonton Mall and
Brantford.), the Brantford location was then later closed and moved to
Hamilton as an outlet store. The Rooms + Spaces chain ceased operations around June 2024, with overstocks appearing in Toys "R" Us Canada.
T. Kettle (formerly) In October 2020, Putman founded
tea shop T. Kettle, rebranding 45 former
DavidsTea locations. As of April 2024, only two locations remained open. The final T.Kettle shop closed on December 22, 2025.
United States FYE In January 2020, Putman saved entertainment chain
FYE from bankruptcy for $10 million USD, which included
Sam Goody and
Suncoast Motion Picture Company.
United Kingdom and Europe HMV On 5 February 2019, a number of HMV locations were acquired by Sunrise Records, owned by Putman, for £883,000, saving 100 stores and 1,600 jobs. The company continues to trade under the HMV and
Fopp brands under license from
Hilco Capital. Putman would reopen HMV in Ireland in 2023. In November 2023, HMV expanded into Belgium. In November 2025, HMV expanded into the Netherlands.
Attempted acquisitions In August 2023, Putman attempted to save the British home goods retailer
Wilko from administration, but was unable to form a rescue deal in time, with the retailer collapsing. In March 2024, Putman expressed interest in rescuing the British cosmetics chain,
The Body Shop, from administration. In January 2025, Putman expressed interested in the high-street
WHSmith stores that were being disposed by the business, however they were sold to
Modella Capital and rebranded as
TGJones. In September 2025, Putman expressed interest in saving
Claire's UK. ==List of active companies==