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A Halfords in Kirkstall, Leeds (2006). Halfords was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke, in Birmingham in 1892, as a wholesale ironmongery. [3] The company takes its name from Halford Street, named after the physician, Henry Halford, in Leicester, where Rushbrooke opened a store in 1902 and started selling cycling goods.
Halfords Autocentre in Newport, Isle of Wight in March 2012. Nationwide Autocentre was founded in January 2001, as a former subsidiary of Lex Autocentres, owned by Lex Service plc when it was under the leadership of Andy Harrison. Since 1999, these were part of the RAC's motoring division, when it was bought by Lex.
Ripspeed is a sub brand of Halfords, one of the leading automotive parts retailer in the United Kingdom.It began as an independent retailer in the 1970s, two decades later the business changed hands and was purchased in 1999 by Halfords, and operates as one of the five subsections of a store if it is present.
Exterior of an O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Houston in Texas, United States. Interior of an Advance Auto Parts store in Virginia, United States.. An automotive part retailer is a retail business that sells automotive parts and related accessories to both consumers and professional repair shops, through physical stores and websites. [1]
Retailers on the park include Bensons for Beds, Boots, Currys, Halfords, Hobbycraft, H&M, JD Sports, Marks & Spencer, New Look, Next Home & Garden, OneBelow, River Island, ScS, Sports Direct, Sofology and Wren Kitchens. Most recently, EE working alongside BT have opened a store at the centre of the main parking area. [2]
[1] [2] Halfords, which also had a store in Stepney Street, was the next big name to make the move and opened in Trostre in the early 1990s, followed by furniture retailer MFI, Carpetright and DIY chain Great Mills. [1]
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In 1902 he opened a branch of his business in Halford Street in Leicester and called it the Halford Cycle Shop. [1] He bought Burcot Grange, a country house in Burcot in 1927 but ten years later decided to donate it to the Birmingham & Midland Eye Hospital as an annex to treat inflammation of the eye. [2] He died in 1953. [3]