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Jaeger (/ ˈ j eɪ ɡ ər / YAY-gər) is a British fashion brand and retailer of womenswear and menswear.Traditionally known for a classic 'twinset and pearls' image [1] and the use of high-quality natural fibres, it has focused on updating its brand image since 2008, when it first appeared at London Fashion Week.
Founded in 1894 in Zlín, Moravia, by Tomáš Baťa, Bata opened a factory at East Tilbury in Essex with an attached workers town in 1932. Bata opened shops across the UK but grew largely after the Second World War when "British Bata" was born. [121] Bata started closing their UK retail operations in the 1980s. Bay Trading Company
By the turn of the millennium, the flagship store in Croydon was the third-largest department store in the United Kingdom. [1] The chain was broken up and sold after it went into administration in 2005, although the Croydon store continued trading until 2012, having been purchased by Harold Tillman , the then-owner of the Jaeger clothing company.
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The largest of the traditional department store groups in the UK in terms of sales and profit. John Lewis owns 30 full-line department stores. Nine long-established stores, each trading under their original name, have been re-branded as 'John Lewis' since 2000.
After buying Allders, a large department store in Croydon in 2005, [15] in 2009 the team bought Aquascutum. [16] [11] On 16 April 2012 it was announced that Tillman had sold Jaeger to Jon Moulton's Better Capital for just under £20m with a "substantial majority" used to settle its debts. Tillman retains 10% of the shares.
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