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Aug 4, 2018 · In 1914 the first branch opened in Lister Gate, with a grand art deco frontage, standing where Marks & Spencer's Home store is today. At one time or another there were branches in Vic Centre ...
Dec 29, 2004 · The story of a store. Allders started life in 1862 when 24-year-old Joshua Allder set up a linen draper and silk mercer at 102 and 103 North End. By 1870 the business was extended from 104 to 107 ...
Dec 4, 2023 · New Research Project on Department Stores. Published 4 December 2023. Historic England has recently started a research project on the history and architecture of department stores in England. These buildings are under increasing threat from closure, alteration and demolition, along with lack of use and decreased maintenance.
Jun 15, 2012 · Harold Tillman-backed department store Allders has collapsed into administration following “a marked downturn in sales”. The famous department store, the third biggest in the UK, today appointed Duff & Phelps as administrator, blaming a sales decline on “the well-publicised economic difficulties facing the UK”. 300 jobs have been put on ...
Nov 1, 2021 · Prior to becoming Allders in the mid-1990s, Lewis's Department Store on the Headrow was a beacon for savvy shoppers and bargain hunters from all over. It seemed there was a department for everything due to its sheer size - much to the delight of the residents of Leeds. A department store this size was the first of its kind for the area.
Jul 20, 2011 · In 2005, after being placed into administration, all but one of the company’s 45 stores – the original Allders in Croydon – closed, and the name seemed destined to become a footnote in ...
Jan 15, 2021 · 10. Allders. Allders department store was first opened in Croydon in 1862 by Joshua Allder and became the flagship store of a chain across England. It was the third biggest department store in the ...
