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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 · The severing of the American connection did not check the growth of BHS. There were 27 stores by 1935, and 37 by 1936. By the mid-1930s it had become a matter of course for BHS to build its own stores, whether properties were held freehold or leasehold. Several of BHS’s London stores were leased from Second Covent Garden Property Co.
Jun 2, 2016 · Here is a timeline of key moments charting the rise and fall of the very British department store. 1928: British Home Stores is set up in a store in Brixton, south London. None of the goods for ...
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 ...
Incorporated: 1933. Employees: 14,000. Sales: £749 million (1996) SICs: 5311 Department Stores; 5621 Women's Clothing Stores; 5611 Men's & Boys' Clothing Stores; 5712 Furniture Stores. Company History: Known for more than 50 years as British Home Stores, Bhs plc ranks among the United Kingdom's largest department store chains.
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 ...
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Apr 16, 2016 · Posted on April 16, 2016 by buildingourpast. At the end of 1939 British Home Stores (BHS) was operating 58 stores in England and Wales. Two stores were still under construction in the early war years and one of these – in Lewisham – was requisitioned and not released to BHS until 1950.
