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Paperchase was founded by two art students, Judith Cash and Eddie Pond, around 1968. The company went through various owners before receiving investment from W H Smith in 1985; it continued to expand and in 1996 became Paperchase Products Ltd., [2] having been bought by the existing management with investment from a venture capital fund.
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of upmarket department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. [1] It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. [ 1 ]
Group created by Selfridges in 1926. Acquired by John Lewis Partnership in 1940. Selfridges flagship department store was not part of this acquisition and was acquired by Lewis's in 1951. 20 1940 Sheffield Co-operative Society: Sheffield: 1868 Merged with United Co-operatives in 2007 3 2008 Shephards: Gateshead: 1908 Small Group based in the ...
Alannah Elizabeth Weston (born January 8, 1972) is an Irish-Canadian [2] businesswoman who is the former chairman [3] of the Selfridges Group. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] She is a member of the Weston family and serves as a director of the family's holding company, Wittington Investments .
Two North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Gulf Coast of Alabama recently in a rare encounter less than a mile away from the Gulf Shore of Alabama. North Atlantic right whales are ...
Selfridges window display, 2009. Selfridges' 27 Oxford Street windows have become synonymous with the brand, and to a certain degree have become as famous as the store and the Oxford Street location itself. The windows consistently attract tourists, designers and fashionistas alike to marvel at the current designs and styling and fashion trends ...
On 1 February 2021, ASOS announced it had acquired the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands out of administration for £265 million, paying an additional £65 million for current and pre-ordered stock. ASOS will keep 300 employees on as part of the deal but will not keep any of the brand's 70 stores, putting 2,500 jobs at risk.
The 1980s marked a booming sales period for catalog retail giants Lands' End, Talbots, and L. L. Bean. Popular Merchandise initiated its own catalog operation, focusing on leisurewear for upper-middle-class customers, aiming for a Ralph Lauren look at a much lower price. The first Popular Club Plan catalog was mailed to customers in January ...