HBC

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Galeria_Kaufhof
gptkb:Lord_&_Taylor
gptkb:Saks_Incorporated
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:founded 1670
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Médard_des_Groseilliers
gptkb:Pierre-Esprit_Radisson
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:explorer
fur trading
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Rupert's_Land
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
major role in the fur trade in North America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HBC
gptkbp:industry retail
department stores
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Iain_Nairn
gptkb:Richard_Baker
gptkbp:logo HBC logo.svg
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:North_West_Company
1821
gptkbp:notableEvent Charter granted by King Charles II
Expansion into retail department stores
Privatization in 2020
Sale of Rupert's Land to Canada
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_point_blanket
Saks Fifth Avenue merchandise
Saks OFF 5TH merchandise
gptkbp:numberOfLocations gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Queen_Street_(Toronto)
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Vancouver
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:NRDC_Equity_Partners
gptkbp:rival gptkb:North_West_Company
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Galeria_Kaufhof
gptkb:Lord_&_Taylor
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:Toronto_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:HBC
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Hudson's_Bay
gptkb:Saks_OFF_5TH
gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:beer
furs
beads
blankets
metal goods
gptkbp:website https://www.hbc.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5