Hudson's Bay Company vs The Body Shop

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 — 306 years before The Body Shop.

Founded: 1670; 1976
Status: Closed 2025; Active
Headquarters: Brampton, Canada; Littlehampton, United Kingdom
Industry: retail; retail
Founders: Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Médard des Groseilliers; Anita Roddick, Gordon Roddick
Employees: 70,000; 22,000
Legal form: joint-stock company; private company limited by shares
Parent: Not recorded; L'Oréal
Website: hbc.com; thebodyshop.com

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