Simpsons (department store)
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The Robert Simpson Company Limited, commonly known as Simpson's until 1972, then as Simpsons, and in Quebec sometimes as Simpson, was a Canadian department store chain that had its earliest roots in a
Page from the Robert Simpson Co. White Goods Catalogue, 1901
Menswear showcase of Simpson's store on St. Catherine Street in Montreal, 1936
The Bay Queen Street, formerly Simpsons' flagship store in Toronto, later operated by The Bay.
Former Simpsons building in Montreal, now Carrefour Industrielle Alliance mall.
Hudson's Bay Company
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The Hudson's Bay Company was a Canadian holding company of department stores and commercial property. It was the oldest corporation in North America, founded in 1670 and liquidated in 2025. It was hea
Simpsons (department store)
…distinct from the Simpson's stores and the parent companies' agreement included language to keep them from competing too directly with each other. The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) purchased the Simpsons-branded stores in 1978, but they were later converted to The Bay stores by the early 1990s. As part of the 1978 agreement…
Coat of arms plaque on the exterior of the former flagship store in Downtown Toronto (2007)
Charter of the HBC
Trading at an HBC trading post
Depiction of the capture of York Factory by French forces in 1694