Hudson's sells card to GE unit
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 5, 2006
Toronto — Hudson's Bay Co. has sold its credit card division to GE Money, the Canadian consumer lending unit of the New York-based General Electric Co.
The purchase includes a 10-year alliance during which GE Money will issue and operate the HBC private-label credit card and related financial services — including credit marketing, analytic support, credit servicing and customer care.
HBC anticipates the deal will generate approximately C$370 million in cash, net of securitized receivables and related costs and taxes.
Hudson's has about 3.1 million cardholders. The cards can be used in all of HBC's stores, including The Bay, Zellers, Home Outfitters and Designer Depot. Under the new arrangement, customers will continue have access to HBC's reward program and other cardholder benefits.
Canada's other major department store retailer, Sears Canada, sold its credit card division in November to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for C$2.3 billion.
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