The Hudson's Bay Company as we knew it is officially dead and gone after a monumental 355 years, marking a deeply sorrowful moment for Canadians everywhere.Sunday marked the final day for residents to shop at any of the department store's dozens of locations across Canada, all of which have now permanently shuttered after a few weeks of liquidation sales.While the chain had a hand in shaping our national identity with its decades of history and was ubiquitous in shopping malls and plazas nationwide — with upwards of 80 locations, even post-COVID — it proved no match for the economic downturn of the last few years, which has progressed to the point of recession.A high cost of living, lower consumer confidence and spending, shift to e-commerce and sudden death of the traditional shopping mall, especially in the Toronto area, were just some of the factors that forced the brand to file for creditor protection in March.The news ...