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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 ...
Apr 10, 2016 · The store which opened on Listergate, Nottingham, on 21 February 1936 – the 39 th in the chain – occupied two levels: ground and basement. It had 36 large counters and racks, with around 1,500 feet of display space.
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 16, 2016 · 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. Other stores, and part of the head office, also seem….
Apr 21, 2016 · British Home Stores Part 3: 1960 to 2016. The last of BHS’s war-damaged stores to be rebuilt was Bristol, where a ‘temporary’ store had traded for many years. The new building opened in 1960 on a corner site and had an attractive concave frontage with a sweeping canopy to shelter window shoppers.
Jun 2, 2016 · Getty Images. British Homes Stores first opened for business in Brixton, south London in 1928. Department store BHS is to be wound down, meaning the end of the road for the 88-year-old...
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Aug 28, 2016 · 1929: Prices rise to a five shilling maximum as home furnishings are introduced. 1969 : The brand has 94 UK stores and around 12,000 workers after constant expansion since WW2.
