Northern Commercial was as Canvasback says. Early on, the company was called Alaska Commercial. Northern Commercial sold anything from food to Caterpillar. I think their "home" office was in Seattle during my years in Alaska.
Daryl, pretty sure you are correct about Seattle being the home office location for Northern Commercial. One of the reasons I am familiar with HBC Northern Stores/North West Company is because they are based in my home town, Winnipeg, and I also knew people who worked for them.
