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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
historical trading company
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gptkbp:abbreviation
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gptkb:HBC
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:King_Charles_II
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:currentBusiness
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retail
department stores
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gptkbp:founded
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1670
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Médard_des_Groseilliers
gptkb:Pierre-Esprit_Radisson
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gptkbp:grantedRoyalCharter
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2 May 1670
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Toronto
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gptkbp:historicalRegion
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gptkb:Fort_St._James
gptkb:Columbia_District
gptkb:Fort_McPherson
gptkb:Fort_Simpson
gptkb:Fort_William
gptkb:Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Vancouver_Island
gptkb:Fort_Vermilion
gptkb:Fort_Rupert
gptkb:Moose_Factory
gptkb:Rupert's_Land
gptkb:Fort_Colvile
gptkb:Fort_Nisqually
gptkb:Fort_Edmonton
gptkb:Fort_Kamloops
gptkb:Fort_Nez_Percés
gptkb:Fort_Chipewyan
gptkb:Fort_Smith
gptkb:Fort_Albany
gptkb:Fort_McMurray
gptkb:Fort_Resolution
gptkb:Fort_Victoria
gptkb:Fort_Walla_Walla
gptkb:Red_River_Colony
gptkb:Fort_Astoria
gptkb:Fort_Okanogan
gptkb:Fort_Spokane
gptkb:Fort_Norman
gptkb:Fort_Fraser
gptkb:Fort_Langley
gptkb:Fort_Severn
gptkb:Fort_York
gptkb:Fort_Nelson
gptkb:Fort_St._John
gptkb:Fort_Boise
gptkb:Fort_Hall
gptkb:Fort_Vancouver
gptkb:Fort_Garry
gptkb:Fort_Good_Hope
gptkb:Fort_Providence
gptkb:Fort_Liard
gptkb:Fort_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:York_Factory
gptkb:Fort_Rae
gptkb:Fort_Reliance
gptkb:Fort_George
gptkb:Oregon_Country
gptkb:Fort_Chipewyan_(Alberta)
gptkb:Fort_Churchill
gptkb:Fort_George_(Oregon)
gptkb:Fort_Simpson_(British_Columbia)
gptkb:Fort_Vancouver_(Oregon)
gptkb:Fort_Vancouver_(Washington)
gptkb:Fort_Victoria_(British_Columbia)
gptkb:Fort_Alexandria
gptkb:Assiniboia
gptkb:Fort_Dunvegan
Athabasca Country
Fort Simpson (Northwest Territories)
Fort Umpqua
Mackenzie River District
Saskatchewan District
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
major role in colonization of Canada
granted monopoly over Rupert's Land
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Hudson Bay Company
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gptkbp:industry
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fur trade
retail
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gptkbp:logo
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gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_coat_of_arms
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_Building_(Calgary)
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_Building_(Vancouver)
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_Building_(Winnipeg)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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merger with North West Company in 1821
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Donald_Smith,_1st_Baron_Strathcona_and_Mount_Royal
gptkb:Sir_George_Simpson
Sir William Keswick
Sir John Henry Pelly
Richard B. Baker
Richard Baker (current governor)
Richard S. Baker
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_point_blanket
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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Hudson's Bay Company Holdings
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gptkbp:purpose
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fur trading
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gptkbp:soldRupert'sLandTo
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:soldRupert'sLandYear
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1869
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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gptkb:Toronto_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Galeria_Kaufhof
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay
gptkb:Lord_&_Taylor
gptkb:Saks_OFF_5TH
gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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TSX:HBC
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.hbc.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hudson_Glacier
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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