ADMS 1010 Lecture 6: Week 6 - the rise of the canadian consumer and canadian retail [p2]

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Week #6 the rise of the canadian consumer and. Hudson s bay company: formed by royal charter in may 1670 granting the lands of the hudson bay watershed to the company, was once the largest landowner in the world, owning 15% of the north. American continent: forts were built throughout the area. Edmonton, calgary, saskatoon and winnipeg: became a truly canadian company in 1970, diversified its product offering and purchased many different competitors (zellers, simpsons, k-mart). Eatons: founded in toronto in 1869 by timothy eaton, the original store was a dry goods and haberdashery at 178 yonge street and had a staff of 4. Moved to 190 yonge street in 1883: continued to grow; by 1911, eatons employed over 17,500 people and by. 1919 covered over 60 acres of space between yonge and bay, north of queen. the catalogue was discontinued, as 60% of the population now lived within 30 minutes of an eatons store.

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