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Harry Shapiro, founder
In 1912,our founder Harry Shapiro sold dry goods door-to-door from a horse-drawn cart to the townspeople of Stratford. As his business grew and prospered, he was able to establish a storefront. As Stratford was an important railway center, this location was well placed between the rail yards to the immediate south and the downtown city center.

Originally called Stratford House Furnishings, the name was changed to Hudson’s in the early post World War 2 years and we have been Hudson’s ever since. Harry and his wife Jenny and their three children: Louis, who established
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Sylvia & Maurice Helperin
 a Hudson's store in Woodstock, Richard, who established another Hudson’s store in London and Sylvia, who along with her husband Maurice Helperin, entered the family business in 1951 and assumed ownership of this location, all carried on the family tradition.

Our current building, was doubled in size in the 1940’s and doubled in size again in 1966. An addition was completed in 1999 and the entire building was completely renovated both inside and out in 2001 and completed in 2002.

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Hudson's, Circa 1955
You will still find Sylvia running her Ladies Department, while her son Lee, manages the store and her daughter Judy, looks after the advertising. From our humble beginnings to our current status as one of the last family-owned department stores in southwestern Ontario, one thing has remained constant in our over 97 year history and that is our dedication to our customers.
 
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