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     • England's fourth largest department store group, Allders plc, operates 40 department stores under the Allders Department Store and Allders-At-Home names, with nearly three million square feet of retail floor space.
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   Where did Allders come from?

   • Allders was an independent department store operating in the United Kingdom. The original store was established in 1862 in Croydon by Joshua Allder. In the second half of the 20th century, this parent store was developed into a chain of department stores across England and Wales.

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   Who owns Allders & Collier?

   • The store was acquired by Jack & Bernard Lyons' United Drapery Stores (UDS), owners of Richard Shops, John Collier, Alexandre Tailors and several department stores. The son of D. A. Lawrence, S. John Lawrence, was kept on by UDS as managing director. Allders continued to expand, reaching £1 million turnover in 1958 and £3 million by 1963.

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   Where is the former Allders department store in Basildon?

   • The former Allders department store was the flagship store of Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon. It was such a key part of the branding that people from outside the town often used to say ‘We’re going to Allders’ when they meant they were going to the shopping centre.

   Fifty shops in Essex you wish you could revisit one more time

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   Does Allders have a security team?

   • Allders’ own security staff have to defend the store from looters. Major stores report that over an extended period following the August riots, retail sales fall by up to 70 per cent. Some stores continue to suffer from a severe takings downturn.

   The end of Allders: a timeline to oblivion | Inside Croydon

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   United Drapery Stores (1958-1983) Allders was an independent department store operating in the United Kingdom. The original store was established in 1862 in Croydon by Joshua Allder. In the second half of the 20th century, this parent store was developed into a chain of department stores across England and Wales.

4. www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk › news › 9946340Allders closes its doors and ends 150 years in the town

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   Sep 24, 2012 · The historic Allders department store closed its doors for the last time on Sunday, ending a 150-year period trading in the town. About 800 people have either lost their jobs or been...

5. www.essexlive.news › whats-on › shoppingFifty shops in Essex you wish you could revisit one more time

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   Jun 12, 2019 · It was a typical department store and was full of clothes, shoes, homewares and toys. There were Allders around the country but this was definitely the big one in the Essex area. It went bust in around 2005. Spoils Kitchen Rejects Store, Basildon. This shop was in Eastgate Shopping Centre and was piled high with plates and cups, and possibly ...

6. www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk › news › 9770950The rise and fall of Croydon's historic department store Allders

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   Jun 20, 2012 · The sale netted Allders some £50 million, a portion of which the company spent, buying up four department stores from the C & A store chain and at its height operated 45 department stores and ...

7. insidecroydon.com › 2012/09/14 › the-end-of-alldersThe end of Allders: a timeline to oblivion | Inside Croydon

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   Sep 14, 2012 · The end of Allders: a timeline to oblivion. CROYDON COMMENTARY: The decline of Allders is partly a story of Croydon itself. ANDREW PELLING looks at the council’s role in the final days and asks if more could have been done by the Town Hall to save the near-1,000 jobs at the department store. Major public policy errors, a breakdown in ...

8. insidecroydon.com › 2012/09/17 › end-of-an-era-theEnd of an era: the final days of Allders | Inside Croydon

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   Sep 17, 2012 · End of an era: the final days of Allders. Posted on September 17, 2012 by insidecroydon. Here’s some pictures taken in the third-largest department store in Britain over the weekend. Poignant, and in one case, so very fitting. Click here to read The end of Allders: a timeline to oblivion. Inside Croydon: For comment and analysis about Croydon ...

9. www.ft.com › content › 77b797fc-2fcf-420b-947c-a1aCrisis in retail: the UK town centres struggling to survive

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   Dec 4, 2020 · The collapse of the chain, which has a 200-year history, is part of a wave of retail insolvencies and painful restructurings sweeping through the UK’s town centres that are reeling from the ...