The Hudson's Bay Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
gptkb:Lord_&_Taylor
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
The Bay
Saks Off 5th
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Galen_Weston_Jr.
gptkb:Ira_Gluskin
gptkbp:community_involvement Supports local charities
Supports environmental initiatives
Supports Indigenous communities
gptkbp:employeeCount Approximately 30,000
gptkbp:expansion Retail
gptkbp:founded 1670
gptkbp:founder gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on Fur trade
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the oldest companies in North America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Hudson's Bay Company
gptkbp:industry Retail
gptkbp:merchandise gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_flagship_store_in_Toronto
gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue_flagship_store_in_New_York
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Merger_with_the_North_West_Company
Rebranding in 2013
Expansion into e-commerce
Privatization in 2006
Acquisition_by_NRDC_Equity_Partners
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Hudson's_Bay_Company_Holdings
gptkbp:partnerships Various international brands
Various_Canadian_designers
gptkbp:products Accessories
Clothing
Home goods
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:revenue Approximately CAD 1.5 billion
gptkbp:role Contributed to the fur trade economy
Established_trading_posts_across_Canada
Influenced_Indigenous_relations_in_Canada
Influential_in_the_development_of_Canada
Played_a_role_in_Canadian_Confederation
gptkbp:stockExchange HBC
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Saks_Fifth_Avenue
gptkb:Hudson's_Bay
Saks Off 5th
gptkbp:type Publicly traded company
gptkbp:website www.hbc.com