Hudson's Bay
Canadian department store chain
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| March 24 2025 | Liquidation sales began for the approved store closures, marking the start of the company's retail shutdown process. |
| March 21 2025 | An Ontario court approves the liquidation of stores, with six Hudson's Bay locations (three each in Ontario and Quebec) being spared and potentially kept open long-term. |
| March 14 2025 | After 355 years in business, Hudson's Bay announced the liquidation and closure of all 80 of its locations, along with 3 Saks Fifth Avenue and 13 Saks OFF 5TH locations in Canada. Liquidation sales were planned to begin the following week, with complete shutdown expected by June 2025. |
| March 7 2025 | Hudson's Bay warned of potential creditor protection filing and filed under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, exploring business improvement options including possible employee layoffs. |
| 2023 | Hudson's Bay opened Zellers sections of up to 10,000 square feet in 78 of its locations using a store-within-a-store format. |
| May 13 2022 | The Hudson's Bay Centre store in Toronto at Yonge and Bloor Street was shuttered, with plans for future redevelopment. |
| August 2021 | HBC split the online business of Hudson's Bay into a separate division, with the online portion officially named The Bay while physical stores retained the Hudson's Bay name. |
| June 3 2021 | The Edmonton flagship store on Jasper Avenue was phased out, marking the end of its downtown presence. |
| 2020 | Began closing multiple flagship locations due to financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including stores in Edmonton, Toronto, and Winnipeg. |
| November 30 2020 | The Winnipeg flagship store on Portage Avenue, originally built in 1926, was closed due to COVID-19 health orders. |
| May 19 2020 | Hudson's Bay stores began gradually reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic closure. |
| March 17 2020 | Hudson's Bay stores were temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. |
| August 31 2019 | The company announced the sale of all 15 of its Dutch locations by the end of the year, concluding HBC's European venture. |
| 2015 | A fifth of the Toronto store's previously occupied space was converted to the Canadian Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store. |
| 2014 | Hudson's Bay sold the Toronto store building to Cadillac Fairview and entered into a leaseback agreement extending at least until 2039. |
| March 6 2013 | The new Hudson's Bay rebranding campaign was officially launched. |
| October 2012 | Hudson's Bay Company began renaming The Bay stores to Hudson's Bay, replacing the stylized yellow 'B' logo with the Hudson's Bay wordmark and coat of arms. |
| 2011 | The Bay launched White Space, a new 'contemporary' department targeting a younger demographic at selected locations. |
| 2010 | During the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, The Bay launched a heritage-oriented campaign and Olympic-themed apparel line, which was considered a significant success. The Queen Street location saw a 22% increase in year-over-year sales. |
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