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Hudson's Bay Company vs Nordstrom

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 — 231 years before Nordstrom.

Founded
1670
1901
Status
Closed 2025
Active
Headquarters
Brampton, Canada
Seattle, United States
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
70,000
72,501
Legal form
joint-stock company
Profit Corporation
Listed on
Not recorded
New York Stock Exchange

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