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Jan 28, 2017 · Posted on January 28, 2017 by buildingourpast. Hull (1936) Montague Burton began to build new shops – ‘modern temples of commerce’ – around 1923, when he had amassed around 200 branches. The next year the company opened in a wing of Woolworth’s new superstore in Liverpool where Burton’s architect, Harry Wilson, worked alongside ...
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Oct 5, 2017 · Each store might have one or several foundation stones, each bearing one name and the year". I noticed the edge of the Burton building in the Bull Ring (once stood next to the Times Furnishing building) in this photo posted by Stitcher on the Bull Ring 1930s to 1950s thread. The building shows several features of those mentioned in the quote.
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Burton is a British online clothing retailer, former high street retailer and clothing manufacturer, specialising in men's clothing and footwear. The company was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but became a trading name of Arcadia Group Brands Ltd, part of the Arcadia Group. Sir Philip Green acquired the Arcadia Group in 2002, and it ...
- 1903; 120 years ago
- Sir Montague Maurice Burton
- Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Oct 5, 2017 · As far as I can make out, all the Burton shops were purpose built in Deco style. Interesting point in the first link Froth that Burton's produced a quarter of the uniforms for WW1. Must have put the business on a very strong footing, making it possible to build so many, and such large, shops in the 1920s/30s. Also metions 'the full Monty'.
Burton’s long history in men’s clothing is a remarkable story. It is founded in 1903 by Montague Burton (originally named Meshe Osinsky). He is one of several Russian Jewish immigrants who build enormously successful businesses from humble beginnings. Montague comes to England from Russia when he is 15. He is only 18-years-old when he ...
RM EY43XH – Dundee, Scotland, UK. 21st July, 2015: Sales: Mid Summer Sales in Dundee. Men`s fashion store Burton along the Murraygate advertising summer sales and 50% reductions on their products. Burton is a large United Kingdom high street clothing retailer. The company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but is now a trading name ...
Jan 28, 2017 · Sir Montague Burton, who had been knighted in 1931, died in 1952, when there were 616 Burton branches. In 1953 the firm merged with Jackson the Tailor. Lionel and Sidney Jacobson (sons of the founder of Jacksons) took over the management of the company and refurbished the shops, starting with the Newcastle branch.
