Simpsons (department store)

The Robert Simpson Company Ltd.

Company type	Private (until 1978) Subsidiary (1978–1991)
Industry	Retail
Predecessor	Simpson & Trent (1858-1870)
Founded	1872 (as R. Simpson, Dry Goods)
Founder	Robert Simpson
Defunct	August 14, 1991
Fate	Converted to The Bay
Successor	The Bay
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Area served	Canada
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, appliances, housewares, tools, and electronics
Parent	Hudson's Bay Company (1978–1991)

The Robert Simpson Company Limited, commonly known as Simpson's until 1972, then as Simpsons, and in Quebec sometimes as Simpson, was a Canadian department store chain that had its earliest roots in a store opened in 1858 by Robert Simpson.^[1]

In 1952 Simpson's started a 50-50 joint venture in Canada named Simpsons-Sears Limited (later Sears Canada) with Sears, Roebuck, the American retailer. Simpsons-Sears stores remained distinct from the Simpson's stores and the parent companies' agreement included language to keep them from competing too directly with each other.

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) purchased the Simpsons-branded stores in 1978, but they were later converted to The Bay stores by the early 1990s. As part of the 1978 agreement, U.S.-based Sears acquired full ownership of Simpsons-Sears Limited.