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Hudson's Bay Company vs John Lewis Partnership

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 — 258 years before John Lewis Partnership.

Founded
1670
1928
Status
Closed 2025
Active
Headquarters
Brampton, Canada
London, United Kingdom
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
70,000
98,000
Legal form
joint-stock company
public limited company

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