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British Home Stores was founded in 1928 by a group of U.S. entrepreneurs who wanted to follow the successful model set by Woolworths. They did not want go into direct competition with Woolworths, so set their highest price at a shilling .
Apr 10, 2016 · In this he was following in the footsteps of Frank Winfield Woolworth (1852-1919), who had developed a successful chain of 5 and 10 cent stores in America before starting his British chain in 1909. By 1928, Woolworth was entrenched on the British high street.
Jun 2, 2016 · 1986: The store merges with designer Sir Terence Conran's Habitat and Mothercare to form Storehouse Plc, and the "British Home Stores" name is replaced with "BhS", then "Bhs" and eventually...
Apr 26, 2016 · 1985 Starts to franchise the brand overseas. 1986 Merges with Habitat and Mothercare to form Storehouse plc. 2000 Sir Philip Green buys British Home Stores for £200m from the Storehouse Group and ...
Dec 14, 2009 · British Home Stores was founded in London in 1928. The department store is known for selling clothes and home ware. In 2009 there were 193 stores employing over 17,000 people. By 2015 there were only 171 stores employing 11,000 staff. The group was sold to Retail Acquisitions who drew up a list of 52 under-performing stores that they could ...
Creation and Development. British Home Stores was founded in 1928 by a group of American entrepreneurs. These businessmen modeled their two initial London stores after Woolworth's, which carried no goods that retailed for more than sixpence (ten cents in the United States).
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Aug 28, 2016 · Sir Philip Green owned BHS for 15 years before selling it for a £1. Credit: PA 2005: The shop begins to lose pace against cheaper rivals such Primark.. 2013: BHS has 188 stores across the UK 2014 ...
