FounderDuels

Hudson's Bay Company vs Lacoste

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 — 263 years before Lacoste.

Founded
1670
1933
Status
Closed 2025
Active
Headquarters
Brampton, Canada
Paris, France
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
70,000
8,200
Legal form
joint-stock company
société par actions simplifiée
Parent
Not recorded
Maus Frères

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