FounderDuels

Bata Limited vs Hudson's Bay Company

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Hudson's Bay Company is the older of the two, founded in 1670 — 224 years before Bata Limited.

Founded
1894
1670
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Brampton, Canada
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
30,000
70,000
Legal form
Société à responsabilité limitée
joint-stock company

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Bata Limited and Hudson's Bay Company.