Hudson's Bay Company vs John Lewis
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 — 194 years before John Lewis.
- Founded
- 1670
- 1864
- Status
- Closed 2025
- Active
- Headquarters
- Brampton, Canada
- London, United Kingdom
- Industry
- retail
- retail
- Employees
- 70,000
- Not recorded
- Legal form
- joint-stock company
- public limited company
- Parent
- Not recorded
- John Lewis Partnership
Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Hudson's Bay Company and John Lewis.