3 d. ago Today's Letters: Hudson's Bay Company's history more than just a memory

Thursday, April 10: The closing of this historic chain prompts readers to share a few experiences with The Bay. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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1 week ago Letters April 2, 2025: ‘Once again the little guy, Bay employees, are getting a bad deal.’

LITTLE GUY GETS SHAFTED AGAIN It’s sad that Hudson’s Bay, with a history of more than 350 years, is closing. We’re hearing that there will be no severance pay for the employees losing their jobs but, lo and behold, there’s a plan to give “retention bonuses” to upper management so that they don’t look elsewhere […]

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2 w. ago This Week in History, 1926: A 'modern' Hudson's Bay replaces an 1893 building

Hudson’s Bay Company started off in Gastown before moving to Granville and Georgia

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3 w. ago Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at Bay stores

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40%, 50%, 60% and even 70% discounts. The […]

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3 w. ago Amid empty shelves and idle escalators, shoppers seek piece of history at Bay stores

In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40, 50, 60 and even 70 per cent discounts.

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3 w. ago Empty shelves, idle escalators: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores

Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations were picked clean as a mere handful of older men and women took advantage of 40, 50, 60 and even 70 per cent […]

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