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HBC is a holding company of investments and businesses that operate at the intersection of technology, retail operations and real estate. It owns iconic ecommerce companies Saks and Saks OFF 5TH, as well as The Bay, Hudson’s Bay and SFA stores in Canada and the US.
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, it became the largest and oldest corporation in Canada, and now owns and operates retail stores across the country.
The Bay is a Canadian department store chain that offers fashion, home, beauty, and sport products. It has no relation to Hudson's Bay Company, the historic fur trade and retail company.
Apr 11, 2024 · Hudson’s Bay Company, corporation that occupies a prominent place in both the economic and the political history of Canada. It was incorporated in England on May 2, 1670, to seek a northwest passage to the Pacific, to occupy the lands adjacent to Hudson Bay, and to carry on commerce with those lands.
HBC is North America's longest continually operating company, founded in 1670. It owns or controls iconic ecommerce and brick-and-mortar retail brands, such as Saks, The Bay and Hudson's Bay, as well as prime real estate assets.
Apr 2, 2009 · Learn about the history and evolution of the Hudson's Bay Company, the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world. Explore its role in the fur trade, colonization, Indigenous relations and modern business.
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May 2, 2020 · Learn how the HBC, a 350-year-old institution, claimed and traded on millions of square kilometres of land in North America, connecting Canada to the world. Explore the role of Indigenous actors, European consumers, British officials and the Northwest Passage in the company's story.
