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Edgars was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1929. [2] Its was named after London based Swan and Edgar. [2] Eli Ross opened his first Edgars store in Joubert Street. [2] It relocated to Cape Town in 1929 before returning to Eloff Street, Johannesburg in 1937, now owned by Sydney Press.
Edcon Limited was a retail company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its subsidiaries included Edgars, a department store with 203 [2] branches. [3] [4] In 2020, the Competition Tribunal approved the sale of the Edgars division to Retailability (pty) Ltd, [5] and Jet to The Foschini Group.
Ackermans began in 1916 when Gus Ackerman opened the very first store in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa. [6] In 1960, Ackermans was sold to Greatermans. [7] in 1970, Ackermans was sold to Edgars who maintained its successful price discounter position. [8] In 1984, Pepkor acquired Ackermans. At the time, there were 34 stores across the country.
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Edgars may refer to: Edgars, New Jersey, United States; Edgars, Ontario, Canada; The Edgar Awards for mystery fiction; Edgars (department store), a former department store chain in South Africa owned by Edcon Limited; Edgar Department Stores, a defunct department store chain in New England; Edgars (name), people with the name
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In the early 1960s Edgar's was bought by Almy, Bigelow and Washburn, Inc. The corporation ran department stores under various names in eastern Mass. By the mid 70s, some of the stores were renamed "Almy's." The store sold clothing, home goods, jewelry, cosmetics and some toys. Edgar's Portrait Salon was located on its balcony.
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