Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company
Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
TypePublic
TSX: HBC
Industrytrade
retail sale in non-specialised stores Edit this on Wikidata
FoundedLondon, England
2 May 1670 (356 years ago) (2 May 1670)
Defunct2025 Edit this on Wikidata
Key peopleHelena Foulkes (CEO)
Richard Baker
(Governor & executive chairman)
RevenueIncrease C$5.223 billion (2014)
Total assetsIncrease C$12.23 billion (2018)
OwnerNRDC Equity Partners (48%)
DivisionsGaleria Kaufhof
Home Outfitters
Hudson's Bay
Lord & Taylor
Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH
Heraldic achievement of Hudson's Bay Company: Argent, a cross gules between four beavers passant proper. Crest: On a chapeau gules turned up ermine a fox sejant proper. Supporters: Two bucks proper. Latin Motto: pro pelle cutem ("skin for leather") apparently a play on Job, 2:4: Pellem pro pelle "skin for skin".

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) was a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC owned and operates retail stores in Canada, the United States and parts of Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

After 355 years in operation the company disbanded on June 1, 2025.