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Hudson's Bay Company vs The May Department Stores Company

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 — 240 years before The May Department Stores Company.

Founded
1670
1910
Status
Closed 2025
Closed 2005
Headquarters
Brampton, Canada
Leadville, United States
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
70,000
Not recorded
Legal form
joint-stock company
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Hudson's Bay Company and The May Department Stores Company.