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Hudson's Bay Company vs Virgin Megastores

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 — 301 years before Virgin Megastores.

Founded
1670
1971
Status
Closed 2025
Closed 2013
Headquarters
Brampton, Canada
London
Industry
retail
retail
Employees
70,000
Not recorded
Legal form
joint-stock company
Not recorded
Parent
Not recorded
Virgin Group

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