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British Home Stores: Company type: Private: Industry: Retail: Founded: 1928; 96 years ago () Brixton, London: Fate: Solely Online: Successor: BHS.com: Headquarters
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.
Apr 5, 2024 · Deichmann, Europe's largest shoe retailer, is opening its brand new store at Belfast city centre's newest retail development, The Keep, on Wednesday, May 1. The 8,500 sq ft store is located in ...
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.
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 ...
Jun 2, 2016 · 1928: A group of American entrepreneurs set up British Home Stores. The first store is in Brixton and nothing in the store costs more than a shilling (5p) - double that of rival Woolworths ...
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Aug 17, 2016 · Founded by a group of American entrepreneurs who wanted to create a UK version of Woolworths, British Home Stores opened its first store in Brixton, south London in 1928. All its products...
