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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 · Croydon. British Home Stores, commonly known as ‘BHS’, was registered as a private company in London in April 1928. The exact circumstances of its foundation remain mysterious, as do the personalities involved, but the intention from the outset seems to have been to develop a chain of variety stores in major shopping centres.
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).
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 "BHS"
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 21, 2016 · British Home Stores Part 3: 1960 to 2016. Posted onApril 21, 2016by buildingourpast. 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 …. Continue reading →.
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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 ...
