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Aug 26, 2021 · BBC business correspondent. The UK has lost 83% of its main department stores in the five years since the collapse of the BHS chain. The figure highlights the extent of the upheaval in the High...
Sep 20, 2023 · Almost 2,000 more independent stores in Great Britain left empty this year. Biggest rise in vacancies in at least eight years comes as inflation and cost of living crisis hit businesses. Sarah...
British Home Stores. British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In its later years, the company began to expand into furniture, electronics, entertainment, convenience groceries and fragrance and beauty products.
READ MORE: Remembering two of Yeovil's long lost railway stations. In the late-1980s it changed its official name from British Home Stores to BHS in an effort to modernise. However, it began to ...
Aug 28, 2016 · The last BHS stores have closed their doors for the final time, ending an 88-year presence on the High Street. The closure of the last 22 shops around the UK on Sunday came after the retailer...
Apr 29, 2021 · The number of empty shops has risen again, with one in seven across Britain now vacant, according to new research. All areas saw a rise but the North of England suffered the biggest hit, the...
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Jun 2, 2016 · All of its 163 stores will close. Here we look at the history of BHS from its establishment in Brixton, south London to its collapse on the High Street. 1928: A group of American entrepreneurs...
