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In 1865 he expanded further into Regent Street, buying Hodge and Lowman Linen drapers, which occupied 252–262 Regents Street. [ 4 ] During the 1850s, John Lewis , later the founder of a rival department store, worked for Peter Robinson, initially as a drapery assistant, but worked his way up to being the youngest silk buyer in London.
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.
In 2013 the Estate sold a quarter of the 270,000-square-foot (25,000 m 2) Regent Street Quadrant 3 building to the Norwegian Oil Fund, [37] while later that year, Hackett London bought the lease for the Ferrari store on Regent Street for £4m. Smaller shops have been replaced by larger units; the street is now the flagship location of several ...
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 ...
In 1919, the Dickins & Jones store acquired a new site at 224-244 Regent Street, a short distance from the old one, and in 1922 it moved into a new building designed for it by Sir Henry Tanner. In 1959, Harrods was itself bought by House of Fraser, but both Harrods and its subsidiary Dickins & Jones continued to trade under their existing names ...
Oct. 21—Get ready, Carhartt bros. The blue-collar, workwear brand is bringing a namesake store to ABQ Uptown, the upscale shopping mall in the Northeast Heights. At 2201 Q Street NE, the store ...
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 ...