๐๏ธ 355-Year-Old Icon Teeters on the Brink ๐ฟ๐ผ
๐ History of Hudson's Bay Company Founded in 1670โone of the worldโs oldest corporations! ๐๐๏ธ Started as a fur trader, evolved into a department store chain. HQ? Brampton, Ontario. ๐๏ธ From Furs to Fashion Now sells clothing, home goods, beauty, furnitureโฆ a Canadian retail legend! ๐๐๏ธ๐ ๐ Recent Struggles Pressures mountingโฆ by Jan 1, 2025: Cash: $3M ๐ธ Debt: $1.294B ๐ฑ ๐ฎ Uncertain Future Restructuring? New strategies? Yesโฆ but survival? TBD. ๐ค๐ผ ๐ฌ Legacy & Hope "Business is war." ๐ก๏ธ๐ฅ Vancouver remembersโฆ but will Hudson's Bay? ๐ฟ๐ฎ #RetailHistory #CorporateSurvival #VancouverNews
