Hudson's Bay Company

Toronto, ON Canada

 

Company Description

Here's a company that's traveled a fur piece from its 17th-century roots. Founded in 1670 as a fur trading enterprise, the Canadian retail conglomerate owns department stores and other retail chains north and south of the US-Canada border. At home it runs some 90 The Bay department stores that focus on more upscale merchandise, 190-plus Fields general merchandise and apparel stores in Western Canada,60-plus Home Outfitters superstores, and Hbc.com. Its Zellers chain is Canada's #2 discount department store (for now). In the US, HBC owns and operates the Lord & Taylor chain of upscale department stores. HBC also has its own credit card and financial services companies. HBC is owned by NRDC Equity Partners.