FounderDuels

H&M 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 — 277 years before H&M.

Founded
1947
1670
Status
Active
Closed 2025
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Brampton, Canada
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
177,000
70,000
Legal form
aktiebolag
joint-stock company
Listed on
Nasdaq Stockholm AB
Not recorded
Parent
Ramsbury Invest
Not recorded

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