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The business went into administration in 1993. Hourstons in Ayr and Bairds in Hamilton were bought by Jebrell family, while Mackay Stores bought the Banff store. 7 1993 [53] Macowards Cardiff: Founded by Maurice Lermon in 1937 to buy the businesses of Lermons of Cardiff, Macowards of Swansea and G W Davies of Bargoed.
Founded as a men's clothing manufacturer in 1985, the business was purchased by Inditex Group in 1991, who expanded the range to women's clothing in 1992. The first UK Shop was opened on Regent Street, London in 2003. [48] Matalan
The shop was a testing ground for new ideas that might later be included in the wholesale range, King-Deacon reported, and he defined it as effectively a couture house, the key differences being the ready-to-wear designs, the limited choice of sizes and the low prices.
Blackwell UK, also known as Blackwell's and Blackwell Group, is a British academic book retailer and library supply service owned by Waterstones. It was founded in 1879 by Benjamin Henry Blackwell, [4] after whom the chain is named, on Broad Street, Oxford. The brand now has a chain of 18 shops, and an accounts and library supply service.
David Evans (department store) David Morgan (department store) David Sands; Edwin Davis Company; Dawn Til Dusk; Debenhams; Joseph Della Porta; Derann; Derry & Toms; Dickins & Jones; Dillons the Bookstore; Dingles (department store) The Discovery Store; Dixons Retail; Do It All; Doggarts; Dolcis Shoes; Ducker & Son; Dunn & Co.
The stores were closed in phases, and the final two closing days were moved back a day to try to sell more of the remaining stock and to ease logistics of closing. [69] [70] The Woolworths in Bangor, Gwynedd days before closing. It was replaced by a Boots store. 207 stores closed on 27 December 2008; 37 closed on 29 December; 164 closed on 30 ...
Wallis is an online British women's clothing brand. Previously a retailer, Wallis operated from 134 stores and 126 concessions across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Wallis was a subsidiary of the Arcadia Group before its collapse in late 2020. The brand is now owned by Boohoo.com.
In 1988, Evans became the market leader in womenswear above a UK size 14. In 1994, the first Evans brochure featured in Good Housekeeping and Prima magazines, consisting of just 12 pages. In 1997, Evans launched SeVen, a more fashion-led label for the younger customers and also became the first Arcadia brand to start selling online.