Hudson's Bay Company vs Progressive Enterprises

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 — 279 years before Progressive Enterprises.

Founded: 1670; 1949
Status: Closed 2025; Active
Headquarters: Brampton, Canada; Māngere, New Zealand
Industry: retail; retail
Founders: Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Médard des Groseilliers; Brian Hall Picot, Tom Ah Chee
Employees: 70,000; 18,000
Legal form: joint-stock company; subsidiary company
Parent: Not recorded; Woolworths Supermarkets
Website: hbc.com; Not recorded

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