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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › GUS_(retailer)GUS (retailer) - Wikipedia

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   May 8, 2024 · History. Universal Stores was founded in 1900 as a mail-order business in Manchester, England by Abraham, George and Jack Rose. A private company, Universal Stores (Manchester) Ltd, was set up to manage the business and the company was incorporated in 1917. [3] . In 1930, the company changed its name to Great Universal Stores Limited.

   • Founded: 1900 as Universal Stores
   • Industry: Retail

   • Headquarters: London, England
   • Revenue: £7,262 million (2006)

2. www.watfordobserver.co.uk › news › 24285597Memories of British Home Stores in Watford High Street

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Check out these nostalgic snaps of one of Watford's most popular ever stores just before it opened more than 60 years ago. The British Home Stores signs in the shop window advertised the shop was opening its doors to customers for the first time at 9am on Thursday, September 12, 1963.

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   • Fortnum & Mason is London's oldest department store, founded in 1707 by William Fortnum & Hugh Mason. Originally founded as a grocery store, today the shop sells both consumable goods as well as housewares, furnishings, stationery, and more.

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   What companies did House of Fraser buy in the 1970s?

   • During the 1970s, the House of Fraser Group acquired more companies including T. Baird & Sons Ltd of Scotland, Switzer & Co. Ltd of Dublin, Ireland, and E. Dingle & Co. Ltd, Chiesmans Ltd, Hide & Co and the Army & Navy Stores in southern England, as well as a number of independent stores, totaling over fifty stores during the decade.

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   When was Universal Stores founded?

   • Universal Stores was founded in 1900 as a mail-order business in Manchester, England by Abraham, George and Jack Rose. A private company, Universal Stores (Manchester) Ltd, was set up to manage the business and the company was incorporated in 1917. In 1930, the company changed its name to Great Universal Stores Limited.

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   When did Brown & Holmes start selling clothes?

   • The clothing store, which traded as Brown, Holmes & Co. between 1874 and 1894, seems to have marked time between 1870 and the early 1890s. The firm diversified into new lines such as tennis costumes and cycling clothes for women in the 1890s, and advertised more aggressively.

   Late Georgian and Victorian Chester 1762-1914: The economy, 1871-19…

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4. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk › news › liverpool-newsHome Bargains founder named among UK's richest people and is ...

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   3 days ago · Home Bargains is headquartered in Liverpool and has many stores ... Tom Morris, 70, who founded Home Bargains in Old Swan in 1976, is the fourth-wealthiest person in the North West. His family ...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Marks_&_SpencerMarks & Spencer - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. M&S currently has 959 stores across the UK, including 615 that only sell food products, and through its television advertising, asserts the exclusive nature and luxury of its food and beverages. It also offers an online food delivery service through a joint venture with Ocado.

   • ISIN: US57069PAD42
   • Type: Public limited company

   • Industry: Retail

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › House_of_FraserHouse of Fraser - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · House of Fraser and Frasers are a British department store chain with 29 locations across the United Kingdom, part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it was known as Fraser & Sons.

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   4 days ago · The chain stores of Liptons, Home & Colonial, Maypole, and Pegrams established branches in Chester, and their branded, packaged goods started to supplant the shop-blended and shoppacked provisions typical of the older and often more exclusive retailers.

8. freetoursbyfoot.com › londons-famous-and-oldestLondon's Famous and Oldest Department Stores - Free Tours by Foot

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Fortnum & Mason is London's oldest department store, founded in 1707 by William Fortnum & Hugh Mason. Originally founded as a grocery store, today the shop sells both consumable goods as well as housewares, furnishings, stationery, and more.