by Nikki Rajala | Aug 31, 2026 | Voyageur
When my sisters visited Canada a few years ago, they presented me with this gift card from the flagship Hudson’s Bay Company store. HBC was founded in 1670, first serving the fur trade and later the public with fascinating department stores I loved the trademark...
by Nikki Rajala | Jun 2, 2022 | Voyageur
Until a few hundred years ago, all purchases were cash-only. You couldn’t take home that horse (or beaver hat or pair of silver shoe buckles) if you didn’t have enough coins — or barter-able goods. That system of commerce prevailed all over the world.,...
