Hudson's Bay Company

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fur trading company historic company public company retail company

Hudson's Bay Company is a historic Canadian retail and fur-trading enterprise founded in 1670 that became one of the oldest and most influential commercial institutions in North America.

Aliases (9)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fur trading company → historic company → public company → retail company →
acquiredBy	NRDC Equity Partners → Richard Baker →
brand	Hudson's Bay → La Baie → The Bay →
charterDate	May 2, 1670 →
country	Canada →
foundedAs	Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay →
foundedBy	English investors → Médard des Groseilliers → Pierre-Esprit Radisson → Prince Rupert of the Rhine →
FrenchName	Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson →
grantedBy	King Charles II of England →
hasLegalForm	chartered company →
hasLogo	Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms →
hasSubsidiary	Galeria Kaufhof → Hudson's Bay (department store) → Lord & Taylor → Saks Fifth Avenue → Saks OFF 5TH →
headquartersLocation	Canada → Ontario → Toronto →
heldMonopolyOn	fur trade in Rupert's Land →
historicalRole	instrument of British colonial expansion in Canada → major fur trading enterprise in North America →
inception	1670 →
industry	department stores → fur trade → retail →
languageOfName	English → French →
motto	Pro Pelle Cutem →
namedAfter	Hudson Bay →
notableProduct	Hudson's Bay point blanket →
operatesIn	Canada → North America → United States →
partOf	Canadian economic history → North American fur trade history →
stockExchangeListing	Toronto Stock Exchange →
tickerSymbol	HBC →
tradedIn	Hudson Bay watershed → Rupert's Land →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
La Baie ("Hudson’s Bay Company") → Saks OFF 5TH ("Hudson’s Bay Company") → The Bay →	brandOf
Oregon Country → Rupert's Land →	administeredBy
Fort William → Pierre-Esprit Radisson ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	associatedWith
Hudson's Bay Company ("Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay") → Hudson's Bay Company ("Hudson's Bay Company (fur trading business)") →	foundedAs
Saks OFF 5TH ("Hudson’s Bay Company") → The Bay →	parentCompany
La Baie ("Hudson’s Bay Company") → Saks Fifth Avenue ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	parentOrganization
The Bay ("Hudson's Bay") →	brandNameVariant
Rupert's Land →	charterGrantedTo
American Fur Company →	competedWith
Sears Canada ("Hudson’s Bay") →	competitor
Rupert's Land →	controlledBy
Samuel Hearne →	employer
Lord & Taylor →	formerOwner
Hudson's Bay Company ("Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson") →	FrenchName
Rupert's Land ("Hudson's Bay Company Council of the Northern Department") →	governedBy
Hudson's Bay Company ("Hudson's Bay (department store)") →	hasSubsidiary
Toronto Eaton Centre ("Hudson’s Bay") →	hasTenant
Hudson Bay ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	historicallyAssociatedWith
James Bay →	historicallyUsedBy
Hudson Bay region →	historicalOrganizationPresence
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	interpretsHistoryOf
British Empire →	majorCompany
La Baie ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	operatedBy
Saks Fifth Avenue ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	ownedBy
NRDC Equity Partners ("Hudson’s Bay Company") →	ownsOrOwned
La Baie ("Hudson’s Bay retail network") →	partOf
La Baie ("Hudson’s Bay") →	rebrandedVersionOf
HBC →	represents
HBC →	underlyingCompany
Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms →	usedBy