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Allders was an independent department store operating in the United Kingdom. The original store was established in 1862 in Croydon by Joshua Allder. In the second half of the 20th century, this parent store was developed into a chain of department stores across England and Wales. By the turn of the millennium, the flagship store in Croydon was ...
The Croydon Advertiser listed the approval as an "historic night for Croydon". North End was the home of Allders department store, opened in 1862, which later became the flagship store of a chain extending across England and Wales. The company went into administration in 2005, and the Croydon store, the last to survive, closed in 2012.
Kennards. Kennards was a small department store chain that was started in 1853, founded on the principle of selling reliable goods at low profit margins. Its main Croydon branch was notable for the full-length windows which ran the length of the store. The shop was bought out by Debenhams, through its subsidiary the Drapery Trust in 1928 but ...
A notable takeover by the UDS group came in 1958 when Joseph Collier negotiated a takeover of the Allders department store in Croydon, followed by Newcastle upon Tyne department store John Farnon. The Lyons would eventually start to rebrand United Drapery Stores department store businesses under the Allders name during the 1970s and 80s.
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, 9.3 miles (15.0 km) south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London, it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district. [ 2] The entire town [ 3] had a population of 192,064 as of 2011 ...
The London Borough of Croydon ( pronunciation ⓘ) is a London borough in south London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of 87 km 2 (33.6 sq mi). It is the southernmost borough of London. [1] At its centre is the historic town of Croydon from which the borough takes its name; while other urban centres include Coulsdon, Purley, South ...
The London Borough of Croydon has a wide variety of buildings mainly from post-war through to modern. Much of the modern architecture in the borough is centred on the commercial centre of the town, with much of the Victorian designs spread out on both the northern and southern corridors of the borough. Many former warehouses and factories have ...
The research found that the words "Croydon", "museum" and "history" were all "turn-offs", and so the new institution was given the neutral name of "Lifetimes". Sally MacDonald, the principal museum officer, later explained: Croydon's museum had to be new, different, modern, daring, high profile, glossy, sponsorable and popular.