Canada's biggest bookstore chain has managed to stay viable in the world of digital reading by adding everything from iPads to olive-wood cutting boards to its shelves. Now Indigo Books and Music Inc is setting its sights on the United States.

Chief Executive Officer Heather Reisman, 66, has spent the last several years developing the company's "cultural department store" model, expanding into home decorating, dining ware and personal technology.

Indigo is set to unveil a new store model next year that will showcase the concept, and Reisman aims to take it beyond Canada.