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Hudson's Bay Company

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    HBC apologizes over Indigenous representation on advisory board

    Company response

    Hudson's Bay Co. apologized after its advisory board for a BIPOC fashion-designers fund had no Indigenous members, and said the fund plans would not move forward until Indigenous voices were represented.

    Company response

    • Apology — Hudson's Bay Co.

      We did not reflect our own standards of inclusivity, and we apologize

    • Clarification — Hudson's Bay Co.

      HBC says its plans for the Fashion Fund would not be moving forward "until there are Indigenous voices at the table."

    Source excerpt

    • We did not reflect our own standards of inclusivity, and we apologize
    • HBC says its plans for the Fashion Fund would not be moving forward "until there are Indigenous voices at the table."
    • Hudson's Bay Co. has issued an apology after creating an advisory board to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) fashion designers that had no Indigenous members.
    Source

  2. 2021

    Hudson’s Bay sues over Zellers trademarks

    Lawsuit filed

    Hudson’s Bay Co. filed a Federal Court claim against members of the Moniz family, alleging trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and passing off involving Zellers-formative names and trademarks. The claims are allegations, and the defendants had not filed a response at the time of the report.

    Source excerpt

    • The personal defendants' intention was to either confuse Canadians or recover a payment from HBC," the statement of claim filed Oct. 5 said.
    • In a statement of claim filed in Federal Court, the company accuses members ofthe Moniz family of trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and so-called passing off — the deceptive marketing or misrepresentation of goods.
    • The Zellers brand is being used to intentionally "mislead Canadian consumers" and "trade on the valuable goodwill owned by HBC," the retailer said in court documents.
    Source