Nicholas Padovano

Hudson's Bay Co. is a holding company, which engages in the business of operating investments and businesses at the intersection of technology, retail operations, and real estate including majority ownership of iconic ecommerce companies. Its portfolios include The Bay, Hudson?s Bay, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH stores, and HBC Properties and Investments. The company was founded in 1670 and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada.

Part of RONA, Inc., Lowe's Companies Canada ULC is a Canadian home improvement company that serves approximately 20 million customers a week in the US and Canada. The private company is based in Boucherville, Canada, and operates or services over 450 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners, which include Lowe's, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick's Lumber. The company has more than 26,000 associates in Canada, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. Founded in 1921, with fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates.