Hudson's Bay is the End of an Era

Hudson's Bay closes for good on Sunday

Yesterday afternoon I make a quick visit to Hudson's Bay before it closes for good on Sunday.

Inside on the ground floor, there was a queue to buy jewellery, while everything else seemed to be cleaned out. The cosmetic counters had been cleared out ages ago, and the section where handbags were sold were replaced with racks of very large sized clothing for men.

Other counters had random items like Spanx tights, bowls, plates and label stickers.

I didn't bother going up to the other floors as it was so demoralising seeing what was left.

After 355 years, it's the end of an era. And the end of department stores in Canada: Woodward's, Eaton's, Sears, Nordstrom, and now The Bay (and Zellers).