FounderDuels

Bilka 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 — 300 years before Bilka.

Founded
1970
1670
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Højbjerg, Denmark
Brampton, Canada
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
Not recorded
70,000
Legal form
aktieselskab
joint-stock company

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