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Aquascutum was established in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition, when tailor and entrepreneur John Emary opened a high quality menswear shop at 46 Regent Street.In 1853, after succeeding in producing the first waterproof wool, he had his discovery patented and renamed the company 'Aquascutum', Latin for 'watershield'. [3]
Opened shops in numerous city locations. At one time owned by the Forte Group, it was purchased by Jerónimo Martins in 1996. The business struggled in the competitive UK sports market and in 2002 was sold to Sports Direct. Shops were changed to Sports Direct or closed between 2002 and 2012, leaving the Regent Street shop as the sole location.
Peter Robinson (1804–1874), a Yorkshireman, opened a linen drapery shop at 103 Oxford Street in 1833. By 1840, he had opened a Court & General Mourning House store at 247–249 Regent Street, [1] which became known as "Black Peter Robinsons".
Regent Street, London: Opened by William Chickall Jay. The store was rebuilt to designs by Sir Henry Tanner in 1925. The store was bought by Great Universal Stores in 1946. 1841 [292] [514] Jenners: Edinburgh: Founded by Charles Jenner, the Princes Street store was regarded as the premier store in Scotland. Was purchased by House of Fraser in ...
2010 - The launch of the Q Club on the third floor of the Regent Street store; 2011 - Austin Reed move from the original 103-113 Regent Street Store to the opposite side (100 Regent Street) 2016 - Austin Reed entered administration. Five concessions located in Boundary Mills outlet villages will stay open following a buyout by Edinburgh Woollen ...
Town and Country Shopping Center has 74 spaces for shops and restaurants and is anchored by Stein Mart (34,000 sq ft; 3,200 m 2); 2nd and Charles (22,246 sq ft; 2,066.7 m 2); TJ Maxx (22,100 sq ft; 2,050 m 2); Tuesday Morning (13,936 sq ft; 1,294.7 m 2); Petco (13,700 sq ft; 1,270 m 2); Trader Joe's (12,223 sq ft; 1,135.6 m 2); Roderer Shoe Center, the largest shoe store in Ohio (11,036 sq ft ...
The business eventually owned half of Regent Street, and at the time of the merger was managed by Leslie Boosey (1887–1979). [ 8 ] Hawkes & Son (initially Rivière & Hawkes), [ 2 ] a rival to Boosey & Company, was founded in 1865 by William Henry Hawkes selling orchestral sheet music .
REGENT ST STORE, LONDON UK. COS first opened on London's Regent Street in March 2007 with a catwalk show at the Royal Academy [6] and launched its online store in 2011. The first store in North America opened in 2014 [7] [8]