Hudson’s Bay Opens New Store Location in Quebec

First Store to Open in LaSalle Market

TORONTO, ON (August 24, 2018) – Hudson’s Bay is proud to announce the opening of its newest store in LaSalle, Quebec, within the Carrefour Angrignon Shopping Centre, on Friday, August 24. Located in the heart of LaSalle – a brand new market for Hudson’s Bay – the 129,000-square-foot store will feature a full assortment of designers and brands in fashion for women, men, and children. The new store also features an extensive beauty and cosmetics offering, major home fashion, and Hudson’s Bay’s new toy department.

“We’re excited to extend the Hudson’s Bay footprint in Quebec with our opening in LaSalle,” said Alison Coville, President of Hudson’s Bay. “Hudson’s Bay prides itself on providing new and exciting experiences for our customers and we look forward to joining the LaSalle community.”

As part of Hudson’s Bay’s commitment to the customer experience, shoppers can also take advantage of the option to buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS).

A grand opening celebration will take place on Saturday, August 25 with Vanessa Grimaldi of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” who will be hosting the store’s official ribbon-cutting ceremony. There will also be appearances throughout the weekend by Canadian Olympic Athletes Max Parrot, Philippe Gagné and Joseph Polossifakis, as well as Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes.

ABOUT HUDSON’S BAY

HBC, incorporated in 1670, is North America’s oldest company. Hudson’s Bay has grown to become Canada’s most prominent department store, today operating 89 full-line locations and thebay.com. For the first time since the banner’s inception, Hudson’s Bay opened outside of Canada with 10 new stores in the Netherlands in 2017, and an online shopping destination at hudsonsbay.nl. Hudson’s Bay has established a reputation for quality, service, and style by offering well-edited assortments of exclusive and popular fashion, beauty, home and accessory designers and brands, as well as exclusive food concepts. It is part of the HBC brand portfolio. The signature stripes are a registered trademark of Hudson’s Bay Company.

ABOUT HBC

HBC is a diversified global retailer focused on driving the performance of high quality stores and their omnichannel platforms and unlocking the value of real estate holdings. Founded in 1670, HBC is the oldest company in North America. HBC’s portfolio today includes formats ranging from luxury to premium department stores to off price fashion shopping destinations, with more than 480 stores and approximately 65,000 employees around the world.

HBC’s leading banners across North America and Europe include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Galeria Kaufhof, the largest department store group in Germany, and Belgium’s only department store group Galeria INNO.

HBC has significant investments in real estate joint ventures. It has partnered with Simon Property Group Inc. in the HBS Global Properties Joint Venture, which owns properties in the United States and Germany. In Canada, it has partnered with RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust in the RioCan-HBC Joint Venture.

MEDIA CONTACT

Michelle Veilleux
416-256-5182
michelle.veilleux@hbc.com