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Monsoon Accessorize, Oxford Street, London, 2016 Accessorize store in Piacenza, Italy. Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize. [1] In 2018, the company reported 181 stores in the UK [2] and 19 in Italy. [3]
Screwfix Direct Limited, trading as Screwfix, is a retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products based in the United Kingdom. [6] Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in July 1999 by Kingfisher plc, which also owns B&Q, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Independent DIY retail in the UK has been dramatically squeezed since the arrival of the chain stores and, more recently, the online marketplace. In September 2014, spending in DIY/garden category was at £69 million for independents in the UK, but £700 million for multiples, suggesting a current market share of under 9%.
Using an American business model as inspiration, they revolutionised the UK's DIY market. Texas specialised in higher-volume, lower-margin DIY products. However, in the 1980s the company was adversely affected by the recession and depressed housing market, and was acquired first by Ladbrokes and later by J Sainsbury plc , before merging with ...
The original Littlewoods brand was a shopping catalogue and retail business headquartered in Liverpool, and was bought by the Barclay brothers in 2002. [1] In 2009, Littlewoods Direct was rebranded as Very.co.uk, shifting its focus to online retailing and a younger market. [2] [3] The website launched officially in July 2009.
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Focus DIY, Belper, Derbyshire (2005) Focus DIY, Rawtenstall, Rossendale (2012) Focus was a British do-it-yourself and home improvement retailer, founded in 1987.. The retailer grew by acquiring rival retailers such as Payless, Do It All and Great Mills; by its peak in 2002, it was the second-largest home improvement retailer in the United Kingdom with 178 stores and over 3,000 employees ...