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In 1946, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill was founded by Drew Stevenson as the Langholm Dyeing and Finishing Company Limited, dyeing wool yarn to order. His eldest son, David Stevenson, opened the first retail store in Randolph Place, Edinburgh, in 1970. In 1972, the first English store was opened in Carlisle. [8] [9]
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The department store stocks products from a number of brands, including Peacocks, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Ponden Home, Jane Norman and Austin Reed. [13] [14] According to Drapers in January 2018, Day plans to open more than 50 of the stores and has plans to open shops in Crawley and Bedford. [15]
This James Pringle came up with the idea of opening a mill shop to sell tweed and tartan to the general public. [1] In January 2021, the retailer was rescued from administration, alongside The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. [2] [3] In March 2022, the retailer installed a system in one of its locations to assist visitors with dementia. [4]
In November 2020, its then-owners The Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapsed into administration. In January 2021, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill was rescued, but with Peacocks the ownership being transferred out of the business in April 2021 to a separate sister company called Green Spark Holdings Limited.
Since April 2019, the retailer has been owned by The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. [2] The clothing retailer had over 380 stores nationwide, employed over 4,000 people and was the United Kingdom's largest budget fashion retailer selling womenswear in a wide range of sizes – especially clothing proportioned specifically for larger sized individuals.
Raised in Langholm, Dumfriesshire and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Business School in 1962, [8] he joined the textiles firm founded by his father Andrew in the 1930s [9] and successfully expanded it as the Edinburgh Woollen Mill clothing retail company, with a catalyst for growth coming from the supply of the Scotland team's tartan uniforms at their 'home' 1970 British ...
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