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El Corte Inglés 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 — 270 years before El Corte Inglés.

Founded
1940
1670
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Calle de Hermosilla, Spain
Brampton, Canada
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
79,804
70,000
Legal form
sociedad anónima
joint-stock company

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