HBC

British

abbreviation

Hudson's Bay Company

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In 2013, it was bought by HBC, a holding company of which Baker was executive chairman.

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When HBC bought Saks, department stores had been failing for decades.

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Less than a year after HBC agreed to buy Saks, the chain’s Fifth Avenue location was valued at $3.7 billion—more than the $2.9 billion price of the entire deal.

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Unlike some investors who buy retailers and strip them for the real estate, HBC poured money into Saks, completing a $300 million renovation of the Fifth Avenue store around 2019 that included a Rem Koolhaas-designed escalator.

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This means the family, which has been associated with Coca-Cola since 1940, will remain involved in both the Coca-Cola system and Africa through its stake in Coca-Cola HBC, the companies said.

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