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To: ManyMoose who wrote (87)2/22/2006 7:52:37 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 194
 
I've been to one HBC store, in Banff. There are several candidates for the oldest company per this old article from 1991...

Hudson's Bay Company ends its fur trade
archives.cbc.ca

"The Hudson's Bay Company is said to be the oldest company in the world. Several other companies also lay claim to this distinction, including Japanese manufacturing giant Sumitomo Corporation (over 400 years old), Swedish paper company Stora (first documented in 1288 AD), and the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales (287 AD)."