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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.
Jun 2, 2016 · 2 June 2016. Getty Images. British Homes Stores first opened for business in Brixton, south London in 1928. Department store BHS is to be wound down, meaning the end of the road for the 88-year ...
Aug 28, 2016 · 28 August 2016. A tour inside a BHS "ghost store" in Edinburgh. 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 ...
Feb 9, 2021 · British Home Stores (BHS) was founded in 1928 as a British department store, selling clothing, homeware and lighting products mostly for the UK retail market. BHS had very little growth following its merge with Mothercare and Habitat in 1986, which sought to diversify the brand and its products. However, in 2000, the department chain was bought ...
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Apr 26, 2016 · The news that British Home Stores has gone into administration means that one more familiar retail brand looks set to depart high streets around the UK. Founded in 1928, BHS has 164 stores and 74 ...
Jun 2, 2016 · Here is a timeline of key moments charting the rise and fall of the very British department store. 1928: British Home Stores is set up in a store in Brixton, south London. None of the goods for ...
Mar 14, 2021 · More than 17,500 chain store outlets disappeared from high streets, shopping centres and retail parks across Great Britain last year as the Covid-19 pandemic spurred the worst decline on record.
