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Founded on 2 May 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company opened its first department store in 1881 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The chain operated under the company name until 1965, when the stores were rebranded as The Bay.
Also in 1978, Simpson's department stores were acquired by Hudson's Bay Company, and were converted to Bay stores in 1991. The related chain Simpsons-Sears was not acquired by the Bay, but became Sears Canada in 1978.)
Apr 2, 2009 · In 1978, HBC acquired the Simpsons department store chain, established in 1872 by Robert Simpson, converting its locations to Bay stores in 1991. HBC was the subject of a takeover battle in the late 1970s, when Canadian billionaire Kenneth Thomson and George Weston Limited fought for control, with Thomson eventually coming out ahead and ...
Hudson's Bay Company acquired Markborough Properties, a real estate company, in 1973; Zellers, a chain of discount department stores, in 1978; and Simpsons, a group of Toronto-area department stores, the following year.
Apr 11, 2024 · May 2, 1670 - present. Headquarters: Toronto. Areas Of Involvement: retailing. department store. trade. fur trade. ... (Show more) Hudson’s Bay Company, corporation that occupies a prominent place in both the economic and the political history of Canada.
Jan 2, 2024 · The façade of the Hudson’s Bay Company department store, Queen Street Toronto. Over 350 years since its incorporation by Royal Charter, the present-day Hudson’s Bay Company has been transformed into one of Canada’s best-known retailers.
May 2, 2020 · The HBC has become a part of Canadian history. But it’s a story that predates Canada, the making of which is only one small telling. In other words, the history of the Hudson’s Bay Company is a global story for our global era. *** In October 1666, King Charles II of England granted an audience to two men who had travelled a long way to see him.
