Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The original Arnott's logo depicted a multi-coloured parrot sitting atop a T-shaped perch, eating a cracker biscuit. During a radio interview on ABC, William Arnott's great-great-great-grandson stated that the logo represents the proverb "Honesty is the best policy" where the phrase was constructed from "On his T, is the best pol' (polly) I see".
William Arnott, c. 1869. William Arnott was a prominent member of the Wesleyan Church and taught Sunday school for close to 25 years. [11] In 1848, Arnott wed Monica Sinclair, who already had four children at the time of the marriage; Sinclair died aged 36 on 11 April 1865. [4] That same year, Arnott married Margarete McLean Fleming.
Arnotts is the oldest and largest department store in Ireland. It is located on Henry Street , on the north side of central Dublin . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Together with the Brown Thomas chain of department stores, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges , which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Sir John Arnott, 1st Baronet JP (26 July 1814 – 28 March 1898) was a Scottish-Irish entrepreneur and a major figure in the commercial and political spheres of late-19th century Cork. He was also founder of the Arnotts department chain .
Arnotts can refer to; Arnott's Group, an Australian biscuit and salted snack food company; Arnotts (Ireland), a department store in Dublin, Ireland;
Brown Thomas & Company Limited is a chain of five upmarket department stores in Ireland, with two located in Dublin, and one each in Cork, Galway, and Limerick.Together with Dublin's Arnotts department store, it is owned by UK-based Selfridges, which in turn is owned by Thai Conglomerate Central Group and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Arnott's Shapes are a popular line of savoury biscuits produced by Arnott's in Australia and New Zealand. [1] Over 53 million packets of Shapes are consumed each year in Australia. [2] Shapes were first introduced in 1954, in Victoria, by Brockhoff Biscuits. [3] [4] Savoury was the first flavour, followed soon by Barbecue, Chicken Crimpy, and ...
During 1886 the partnership between Arnott and Cannock was dissolved and Thomas Arnott, half brother of John, ran the store under the name of Arnott & Co. In 1864, the building was acquired from the trustees of the City of Glasgow Bank , expanding the store so by 1874 it was a department store. [ 2 ]